Debian: DSA-4149-1: plexus-utils2 security update
Debian: DSA-4149-1: plexus-utils2 security update
Charles Duffy discovered that the Commandline class in the utilities for the Plexus framework performs insufficient quoting of double-encoded strings, which could result in the execution of arbitrary shell commands.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4149-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff March 22, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : plexus-utils2 CVE ID : CVE-2017-1000487 Charles Duffy discovered that the Commandline class in the utilities for the Plexus framework performs insufficient quoting of double-encoded strings, which could result in the execution of arbitrary shell commands. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.15-1+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been prior to the initial release. We recommend that you upgrade your plexus-utils2 packages. For the detailed security status of plexus-utils2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/plexus-utils2 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.