CVE-2016-1253 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in LZMA-compressed filenames, affecting Debian systems using the most package.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1253?
CVE-2016-1253 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1253?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Most.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1253?
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-2016-1253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1253, DLA-745-1, GHSA-mr5m-5c2f-66xv, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1253.