CVE-2018-16741

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291	Third Party Advisory
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-09-13 16:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-16741

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16741

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16741

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mgetty_project

mgetty

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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