UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16741

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16741
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16741.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16741
Upstream
Published
2018-09-13T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:01Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mgetty@1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.36-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-docs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-fax"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-pvftools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-viewfax"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-voice"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mgetty

Package

Name
mgetty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mgetty@1.1.36-3.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.36-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-3.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-3.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-docs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-3.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-fax"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-3.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-pvftools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-3.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-viewfax"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.36-3.1",
            "binary_name": "mgetty-voice"
        }
    ]
}