Gert Doering: Security Vulnerabilities
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
CVSS Score
6.9
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2008-11-05
cnd.c in mgetty 1.1.28 and earlier does not properly filter non-printable characters and quotes, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) caller ID or (2) caller name strings.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.009
Published
2003-08-18
Buffer overflow in cnd-program for mgetty before 1.1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Caller ID string with a long CallerName argument.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.03
Published
2003-01-17
faxspool in mgetty before 1.1.29 uses a world-writable spool directory for outgoing faxes, which allows local users to modify fax transmission privileges.
CVSS Score
2.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2003-01-17
mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.
CVSS Score
1.2
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2001-03-12
The faxrunq and faxrunqd in the mgetty package allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack which creates a symlink in from /var/spool/fax/outgoing/.last_run to the target file.
CVSS Score
2.1
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2000-10-20