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CVE-2008-1568
comix 3.6.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a filename containing shell metacharacters that are not properly sanitized…
High7.5EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
Description
comix 3.6.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a filename containing shell metacharacters that are not properly sanitized when executing the rar, unrar, or jpegtran programs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- GLSA-200804-29 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2981 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462840 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- comix-filename-command-execution(41554) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29731 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28547 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2993 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29956 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29621 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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