security flaw

xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: xloadimage security update

A new xloadimage package that fixes bugs in handling malformed tiff and pbm/pnm/ppm images, and in handling metacharacters in filenames is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The xloadimage utility displays images in an X...

CVE-2005-0638: Undefined Security Weakness

xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command...

DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0638

xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command...

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0949

xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands...

CVE-2003-0949

CVE-2003-0949 affects xsok 1.02, where the process fails to drop privileges before locating/execing the gunzip program. This enables local users to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the vulnerable process. Public records corroborate an in-OS privilege issue in xsok and in related Debi...

CVE-2003-0949: Undefined Security Weakness

xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands...

PT-2002-1282 · Oracle · Tarantella Enterprise 3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Tarantella Enterprise 3 versions 3.01 through 3.20 Description: A race condition exists in the installation script, which creates a world-writeable temporary "gunzip" program before executing it. This could allow local users to execute...

CVE-2001-0087

CVE-2001-0087 affects itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier. The vulnerability arises because the program trusts the PATH environment variable to locate and execute the gunzip program, enabling local users to gain root privileges by arranging PATH to point to a crafted, malicious gunzip. The connect...

CVE-2001-0087

itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their PATH so that it points to a malicious gunzip program...

CVE-2001-0087: Undefined Security Weakness

itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their PATH so that it points to a malicious gunzip program...