CVE-2007-3912 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges by exploiting shell metacharacters in process names within debian-goodies.
- 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-2007-3912?
CVE-2007-3912 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Debian-Goodies.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3912?
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-2007-3912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3912, DSA-1527-1, GHSA-2gx5-g66v-9rrc.