PT-2008-6770 · Netatalk+1 · Netatalk+1

Published 2008-12-26 · Updated 2023-08-25 · CVE-2008-5718

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netatalk versions prior to 2.0.4-beta2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a print request. This can be achieved by using certain variables in a pipe command for the print file, as demonstrated using a crafted Title.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.0.4-beta2, update to version 2.0.4-beta2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of pipe commands in print files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2023-1957

ALT-PU-2023-5152

CVE-2008-5718

DSA-1705-1

DTSA-183-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Netatalk

References · 36

• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/678469 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-31439 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33548 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/677321 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23124 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00966.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5718 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23125 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00962.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23121 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32925 · Patch
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2023-5152 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1160 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5718 · Security Note