Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting cgiemail package, versions <1.6-37+deb7u1build0.12.04.1
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- published3 Mar 2017
- disclosed3 Mar 2017
Introduced: 3 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-5613 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 cgiemail to version 1.6-37+deb7u1build0.12.04.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cgiemail package and not the cgiemail package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a template file.