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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1568

Original release date:03/31/2008
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

comix 3.6.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a filename containing shell metacharacters that are not properly sanitized when executing the rar, unrar, or jpegtran programs.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200804-29
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462840
Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462840
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-2993
Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00183.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-2981
Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00171.html
External Source: XF
Name: comix-filename-command-execution(41554)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41554
External Source: BID
Name: 28547
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28547
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29956
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29956
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29731
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29731
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29621
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29621

Vulnerable software and versions

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Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1568