CVE-2012-2242

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1593-1

Posted Oct 2, 2012

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 1593-1 - Raphael Geissert discovered that the debdiff.pl tool incorrectly handled shell metacharacters. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted filename, a remote attacher could possibly execute arbitrary code. Raphael Geissert discovered that the dscverify tool incorrectly escaped arguments to external commands. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacher could possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, shell

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2012-0212, CVE-2012-2240, CVE-2012-2241, CVE-2012-2242, CVE-2012-3500, CVE-2012-0212, CVE-2012-2240, CVE-2012-2241, CVE-2012-2242, CVE-2012-3500

SHA-256 | ec651cf782fb4bbbdfc9b355b2fecd968076fd80a2673975c5f2b01a87ae7680

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Debian Security Advisory 2549-1

Posted Sep 17, 2012

Authored by Debian | Site debian.org

Debian Linux Security Advisory 2549-1 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in devscripts, a set of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier.

tags | advisory, vulnerability

systems | linux, debian

advisories | CVE-2012-2240, CVE-2012-2241, CVE-2012-2242, CVE-2012-3500

SHA-256 | 848402d3090c98eb8f956af92baa57671d5c38d44b3f75fc8e58d24bd48e1d11

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