CVE-2019-18182

Published Feb 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in conf.c in the download_with_xfercommand() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable a non-default XferCommand and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and package.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7987 pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in conf.c in the download_with_xfercommand() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable a non-default XferCommand and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and package.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM
Reserved
Oct 17, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 24, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM