RCE in Debian Linux
CVE-2016-1253
The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Debian Most
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94931 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/666 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/12/msg00020.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Issue Tracking)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1253?
- CVE-2016-1253 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1253?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.