CVE-2018-16744 (GCVE-0-2018-16744)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-13 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c, the mail_to parameter is not sanitized. It could allow for command injection if untrusted input can reach it, because popen is used.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-0… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2018-09-11 00:00
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