CVE-2023-38336 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious filenames in netkit-rcp due to unsafe shell usage, affecting Linux systems using rsh-client.
- 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-2023-38336?
CVE-2023-38336 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
netkit-rcp in rsh-client 0.17-24 allows command injection via filenames because /bin/sh is used by susystem, a related issue to CVE-2006-0225, CVE-2019-7283, and CVE-2020-15778.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netkit Netkit.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38336 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-2023-38336 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38336 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38336, GHSA-vg2g-72mx-mj33, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38336.