CVE-2016-1244

high-risk
Published 2016-10-03

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

Do I need to act?

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10.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Unadf Project Debian

References (12)

Patch http://tmp.tjjr.fi/0001-Fix-unsafe-extraction-by-using-mkdir-instead-of-shel.pat...
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3676
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93332
Patch https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838248
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00015.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-20
Patch http://tmp.tjjr.fi/0001-Fix-unsafe-extraction-by-using-mkdir-instead-of-shel.pat...
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3676
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93332
Patch https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838248
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00015.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-20
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 9/34 · Low