VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1568
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.30% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- comix/comix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29731
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29956
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28547
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41554
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00171.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00183.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29731
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29956
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28547
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41554
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00171.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00183.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.