CVE-2007-6610

Description

unp 1.0.12, and other versions before 1.0.14, does not properly escape file names, which might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename argument. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability when unp is invoked by a third party product.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.93% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28388	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=203106
http://secunia.com/advisories/28282	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27182	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-01.xml	vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448437
http://osvdb.org/42759	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6610?: CVE-2007-6610 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6610?: To fix CVE-2007-6610, 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-2007-6610 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-6610 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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