CVE-2016-1244

Publication date 3 October 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
unadf 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
unadf

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.8 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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