CVE-2005-0638
7.5CVSSHIGH
Description
xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12712
securityfocus.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/14459
secunia.com
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Timeline
Published
Mar 4, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
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