DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0516
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516
Upstream
Published
2003-08-18T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:08:49.088593Z
Summary
[none]
Details

cnd.c in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier does not properly filter non-printable characters and quotes, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) caller ID or (2) caller name strings.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.29

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516.json"

Debian:12 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.29

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516.json"

Debian:13 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.29

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516.json"

Debian:14 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.29

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0516.json"