CVE-2016-1253
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8
Description
The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1253
Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/12/msg00020.html
Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=848132
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| debian | 7.0 | not-affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | most | {"endExcluding":"5.0.0a-2.2"} | 5.0.0a-2.2 |
References
CWEs
CWE-78
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.