CVE-2018-16741
N/A
N/A
Summary
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax/faxq-helper.c, the function do_activate() does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. It is possible to use the ||, &&, or > characters within a file created by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html
References
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html
Feedback
Was this page helpful?
Glad to hear it! Please tell us how we can improve.
Sorry to hear that. Please tell us how we can improve.