CVE-2005-0638

security flaw

Published Mar 4, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0639 xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Reserved
Mar 4, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 18, 2005, 12:00 AM