OS Command Injection Affecting qbittorrent package, versions <4.1.6-r3
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- published24 May 2022
- disclosed17 Jul 2019
Introduced: 17 Jul 2019
CVE-2019-13640 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.16 qbittorrent to version 4.1.6-r3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qbittorrent package and not the qbittorrent package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.
In qBittorrent before 4.1.7, the function Application::runExternalProgram() located in app/application.cpp allows command injection via shell metacharacters in the torrent name parameter or current tracker parameter, as demonstrated by remote command execution via a crafted name within an RSS feed.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T4XAX2VUI4WMAS5AI4OE3OEQSQCDCF5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH3WYCKODG4OKMC4S6PWHLHAWWU6ORNC/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00085.html
- https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/10925
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T4XAX2VUI4WMAS5AI4OE3OEQSQCDCF5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH3WYCKODG4OKMC4S6PWHLHAWWU6ORNC/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4650