DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16741

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16741
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16741.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16741
Upstream
Published
2018-09-13T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:08:36Z
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax/faxq-helper.c, the function do_activate() does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. It is possible to use the ||, &&, or > characters within a file created by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgetty?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}