CVE-2016-1239 Code injection in duck
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious files in the current directory, affecting users of the Duck library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1239?
CVE-2016-1239 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Debian duck, published on 19 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Duck.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1239?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2016-1239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1239, GHSA-4592-7p97-jfvp, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1239.