CVE-2007-2055 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published 30 Apr 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in AFFLIB tools, requiring user interaction to process malicious input.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-2055?

CVE-2007-2055 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

AFFLIB 2.2.8 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters involving (1) certain command line parameters in tools/afconvert.cpp and (2) arguments to the get_parameter function in aimage/ident.cpp. NOTE: it is unknown if the get_parameter vector (2) is ever called.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2055?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Afflib Afflib.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2055 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-2007-2055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qr3-87j9-q42c.