CVE-2018-16741

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax/faxq-helper.c, the function do_activate() does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. It is possible to use the ||, &&, or > characters within a file created by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16741?
CVE-2018-16741 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16741?
To fix CVE-2018-16741, 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-2018-16741 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16741 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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