CVE-2016-1253
N/A
Published: December 5, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMostDebian Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.0.0a-2.2v < 5.0.0a-2.3
Affected range stops below 5.0.0a-2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.0a-2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
debian-debian-linux (environment)
Debian Linux· Debiandrupaldevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/666VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94931x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=848132Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/12/msg00020.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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