CVE-2008-2232 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in pathnames processed by afuse.
- 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-2008-2232?
CVE-2008-2232 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Afuse Afuse.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2232?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2008-2232 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2232 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2232, DSA-1611-1, DTSA-149-1, GHSA-qwjj-j475-9734.