USN-3518-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3518-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3518-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3518-1
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Published
2018-01-08T15:27:52.398883Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:33Z
Summary
awstats vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / awstats

Package

Name
awstats
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/awstats@7.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

7.*

7.1.1~dfsg-1
7.1.1~dfsg-2
7.2+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "awstats",
            "binary_version": "7.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-1000501"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / awstats

Package

Name
awstats
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/awstats@7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

7.*

7.4+dfsg-1
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "awstats",
            "binary_version": "7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-1000501"
        }
    ]
}