CVE-2018-16741 is a command injection vulnerability found in mgetty versions prior to 1.2.1, specifically within the fax/faxq-helper.c function do_activate(), affecting Debian and mgetty_project products. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters (||, &&, >) into files processed by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSSv3), it poses a significant risk with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring local access with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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