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.
Advisories
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1251-1 New netrik packages fix arbitary shell command execution
EUVD 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2006-6678

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-6678

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