OS command injection in growl - CVE-2017-16042

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OS command injection in growl - CVE-2017-16042

Published: August 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14269
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16042
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: npm Inc.
Affected software:
growl

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user supplied input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit specially crafted data to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-16042

Update to version 1.10.2 or later.

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