CVE-2015-9059 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the file transfer feature in picocom due to unsafe shell execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-9059?
CVE-2015-9059 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
picocom before 2.0 has a command injection vulnerability in the 'send and receive file' command because the command line is executed by /bin/sh unsafely.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Picocom Project Picocom.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9059?
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-2015-9059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9059, DLA-2259-1, DLA-974-1, GHSA-q4vh-m55v-h7j5, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9059.