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CVE-2018-16741
CVE-2018-16741
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.65% · 71.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.65%
71.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mgetty | 0, 1.1.36-3.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | mgetty | 1.1.36-2.1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- DSA-4291 (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180912 [SECURITY] [DLA 1502-1] mgetty security update (circl)
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty (nist-nvd)
- mgetty 1.2.0 Buffer Overflow / Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (0day-today)
- mgetty 1.2.0 Buffer Overflow / Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (0day-today)
Timeline
- Sep 13, 2018 CVE Published
- Sep 21, 2018 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 13, 2022 CVE Updated
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16741 third-party-advisory
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16741 third-party-advisory