CVE-2018-16741
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-16741
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-09-13T16:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.2.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16741 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16741 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:33:50 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 12:08:25 | 2018-09-13T16:29Z | 2018-09-13T16:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:08:25 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 12:08:25 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |