CVE-2008-5718

Description

The papd daemon in Netatalk before 2.0.4-beta2, when using certain variables in a pipe command for the print file, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a print request, as demonstrated using a crafted Title.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.40% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=648189
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1705 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34484 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00962.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00966.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33548 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33227 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/50824 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32925 vdb entry patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/3 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5718?
CVE-2008-5718 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5718?
To fix CVE-2008-5718, 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-2008-5718 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5718 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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