CVE-2001-0370 Command injection in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames due to insecure invocation of the file signature checking program.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2001-0370?

CVE-2001-0370 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fcheck prior to 2.57.59 calls the file signature checking program insecurely, which can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands via a file name that contains shell metacharacters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0370?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Michael A. Gumienny Fcheck.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0370?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2001-0370 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0370 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjvg-h9px-64cf.

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