VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-7069
ack 2.00 through 2.11_02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) --pager, (2) --regex, or (3) --output option in a .ackrc file in a directory to be searched.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.10%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ack 2.00 through 2.11_02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) --pager, (2) --regex, or (3) --output option in a .ackrc file in a directory to be searched.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.10% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- beyondgrep/ack
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00094.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/484
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55982Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64196
- https://github.com/petdance/ack2/issues/399
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00094.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/484
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55982Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64196
- https://github.com/petdance/ack2/issues/399
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.