CVE-2008-1568

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.79% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00171.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462840
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41554 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29731 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28547 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00183.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29956 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29621 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1568?
CVE-2008-1568 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1568?
To fix CVE-2008-1568, 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-2008-1568 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1568 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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