Debian: DSA-2997-1: reportbug security update
Debian: DSA-2997-1: reportbug security update
Jakub Wilk discovered a remote command execution flaw in reportbug, a tool to report bugs in the Debian distribution. A man-in-the-middle attacker could put shell metacharacters in the version number allowing arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2997-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 05, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : reportbug CVE ID : CVE-2014-0479 Jakub Wilk discovered a remote command execution flaw in reportbug, a tool to report bugs in the Debian distribution. A man-in-the-middle attacker could put shell metacharacters in the version number allowing arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running reportbug. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 6.4.4+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 6.5.0+nmu1. We recommend that you upgrade your reportbug packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.