# CVE-2006-5903: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject files or create folders in Gmail File Space by sending emails with crafted subject lines.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrg4-9h39-6873

## What is CVE-2006-5903?

CVE-2006-5903 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Rahul Jonna Gmail File Space (GSpace) allows remote attackers to perform virtual filesystem actions via e-mail messages with certain subject lines, as demonstrated by (1) a GSPACE "2174|1|1|1|gs:/ d$" message, which injects a new file into the filesystem; and (2) a GSPACE "|-135|1|1|0|gs:/ d$" message, which creates a folder.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5903?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rahul Jonna Gspace.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5903 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5903 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5903 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5903/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5903/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5903
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5903
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5903

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