CVE-2019-18182 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via crafted unsigned databases if the user enables a non-default XferCommand in pacman.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-18182?

CVE-2019-18182 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in conf.c in the download_with_xfercommand() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable a non-default XferCommand and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and package.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18182?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Pacman Project Pacman.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18182 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-2019-18182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f94h-gmg7-c6gw.

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