CVE-2003-0516 describes a command injection vulnerability in mgetty versions 1.1.28 and earlier, specifically within the cnd.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into caller ID or caller name strings due to improper filtering of non-printable characters and quotes. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gert_doering:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.