UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16741
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16741
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16741.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16741
- Upstream
- Published
- 2018-09-13T16:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:44:45Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax/faxq-helper.c, the function do_activate() does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. It is possible to use the ||, &&, or > characters within a file created by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / mgetty
Package
- Name
- mgetty
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/mgetty@1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mgetty",
"binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mgetty-docs",
"binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mgetty-fax",
"binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mgetty-pvftools",
"binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mgetty-viewfax",
"binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mgetty-voice",
"binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}