Ian Dunn: Double evaluation in .bash_prompt of dotfiles allows a malicious repository to execute arbitrary commands

Summary Due to the improper usage of the PS1 environment variable in .bashprompt of dotfiles, a malicious repository can execute arbitrary commands when changed the current directory to it. Description The PS1 environment variable of bash supports command substitutions. For example, setting PS1 t...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5940

Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private optio...

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5619

The Sleuth Kit TSK 4.0.1 does not properly handle "." dotfile file system entries in FAT file systems and other file systems for which . is not a reserved name, which allows local users to hide activities it more difficult to conduct forensics activities, as demonstrated by Flame...

wget: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001]

GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL wit...

lftp: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001]

The get1 command, as used by lftpget, in LFTP before 4.0.6 does not properly validate a server-provided filename before determining the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted...

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2251

The get1 command, as used by lftpget, in LFTP before 4.0.6 does not properly validate a server-provided filename before determining the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted...

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253

lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . dot character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via 1 a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or 2 a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and...

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252

GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL wit...