CVE-2016-1253 (GCVE-0-2016-1253)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:48
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Summary
The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94931 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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Date Public
2016-12-14 00:00
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