CVE-2022-27811 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands by crafting malicious filenames in PDF or image files processed by OCRFeeder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-27811?
CVE-2022-27811 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GNOME OCRFeeder before 0.8.4 allows OS command injection via shell metacharacters in a PDF or image filename.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27811?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Ocrfeeder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27811?
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-2022-27811 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27811 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27811, GHSA-2pph-3mjw-53c3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27811.