CVE-2008-2575 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious archive filenames in cbrPager, requiring user interaction to open the file.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2008-2575?

CVE-2008-2575 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 6 Jun 2008. 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

cbrPager before 0.9.17 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) ZIP (aka .cbz) or (2) RAR (aka .cbr) archive filename.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2575?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Jcoppens Cbrpager.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2575 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-2008-2575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7w42-h9j5-82q5.

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