CVE-2003-1308 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via CRLF injection in filenames within the fvwm-menu-directory utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-1308?
CVE-2003-1308 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CRLF injection vulnerability in fvwm-menu-directory for fvwm 2.5.x before 2.5.10 and 2.4.x before 2.4.18 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via carriage returns in a filename.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1308?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fvwm Fvwm.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1308?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2003-1308 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1308 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1308, GHSA-r994-mqvv-9vxr.