CVE-2008-2575

Public Exploit

Description

cbrPager before 0.9.17 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) ZIP (aka .cbz) or (2) RAR (aka .cbr) archive filename.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.99% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.jcoppens.com/soft/cbrpager/log.en.php release notes
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewcvs/rpms/cbrpager/devel/cbrpager-0.9.16-filen-shell-escaping.patch?rev=1.2 broken link exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1693/references vdb entry broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-05.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=827120 patch broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448285 issue tracking third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=601538&group_id=119647 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30417 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42741 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30438 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30701 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2575?
CVE-2008-2575 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2575?
To fix CVE-2008-2575, 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-2008-2575 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2575 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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