CVE-2003-0516

published 2003-08-18

CVE-2003-0516: cnd.c in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier does not properly filter non-printable characters and quotes, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands…

Priority P4 31 high 7.5 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC L Au N C P I P A P

cnd.c in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier does not properly filter non-printable characters and quotes, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) caller ID or (2) caller name strings.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	mgetty	< mgetty 1.1.29 (bookworm)	mgetty 1.1.29 (bookworm)
gert_doering	mgetty	<= 1.1.28	—
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.29	1.1.29
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.29	1.1.29
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.29	1.1.29
mgetty_project	mgetty	>= 0 < 1.1.29	1.1.29

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 7.5 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv 7.5 HIGH

vendor_debian 7.5 HIGH

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