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
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.
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.