Improper input validation in unADF - CVE-2016-1244

 

Improper input validation in unADF - CVE-2016-1244

Published: April 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12168
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1244
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Laurent Clévy
Affected software:
unADF

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the extractTree function due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted adf file and execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1244

Install update from vendor's website.

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