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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.77% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12712	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14459	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79762	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-695	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-332.html	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-134_RHSA-2005-332.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/14462	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10898	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433935/30/5010/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/14365	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0638?: CVE-2005-0638 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0638?: To fix CVE-2005-0638, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0638 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0638 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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