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CVE-2018-16741

Published: 2018-09-13T16:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt