CVE-2006-6678 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

Published: 2006-12-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netrik:netrik::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netrik:netrik:1.15.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1251-1	New netrik packages fix arbitary shell command execution
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6661	The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00627.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://netrik.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrik/netrik/form-file.c?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
http://secunia.com/advisories/23822
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=472131&group_id=23183
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1251
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22158
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5092

History

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Subscriptions

Netrik Netrik

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-21T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:33:59.604Z

Reserved: 2006-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6678

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-21T01:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6678

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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