OS Command Injection Affecting ocrfeeder package, versions <0.8.5-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.36% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-OCRFEEDER-14040951
  • published18 Nov 2025
  • disclosed24 Mar 2022

Introduced: 24 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-27811  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 ocrfeeder to version 0.8.5-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ocrfeeder package and not the ocrfeeder package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNOME OCRFeeder before 0.8.4 allows OS command injection via shell metacharacters in a PDF or image filename.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1