comix 3.6.4 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in comix 3.6.4. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1568. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in comix 3.6.4. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

comix 3.6.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a filename containing shell metacharacters that are not properly sanitized when executing the rar, unrar, or jpegtran programs.

The bug was discovered 03/21/2008. The weakness was released 03/31/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1568 since 03/31/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32075 (GLSA-200804-29 : Comix: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41554), Tenable (32075), SecurityFocus (BID 28547†), OSVDB (43921†) and Secunia (SA29621†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 32075
Nessus Name: GLSA-200804-29 : Comix: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 860298
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/21/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2513 days 🔍
08/08/2019 +1606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41771
X-Force: 41554
SecurityFocus: 28547 - Comix 'filename' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 29621
OSVDB: 43921 - Comix - 'filename' Remote Command Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18154 - SourceForge Comix Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Shell Commands, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/08/2019 11:57
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (69), 08/08/2019 11:57 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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