CVE-2016-1244

Description

The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.91% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory tjjr.fi
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93332 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-20 vendor advisory
http://tmp.tjjr.fi/0001-Fix-unsafe-extraction-by-using-mkdir-instead-of-shel.patch patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3676 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838248 patch third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00015.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1244?
CVE-2016-1244 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1244?
To fix CVE-2016-1244, 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-2016-1244 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1244 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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