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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-1244: unADF: Remote code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-1244: unADF: Remote code execution

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/03/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/23/2018
Modified
04/23/2018

Description

The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-unadf

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