CVE-2005-0638
Description
xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
xli
oss-project
xliLibrary
OSS Librariesaltlinux
oss-project·RUaka alt linux
suse
commercial·DE
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.debian.org/security/dsa-695/
debian.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0639
cve.mitre.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0638
cve.mitre.org
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