CVE-2009-3233
changetrack 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via CRLF sequences and shell metacharacters in a filename in a directory that is checked by changetrack.
02 Description
changetrack 4.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via CRLF sequences and shell metacharacters in a filename in a directory that is checked by changetrack.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 61.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-09-17 10:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-17 01:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-09-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2591e1ad4fbf5f8a699e2d857b6ff93e073b81f8ff50b329b3faec3c7fcdcb70
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090916 CVE id request: changetrackhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/3
- www.securityfocus.com36420http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36420
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/546791
- secunia.com36756http://secunia.com/advisories/36756
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- changetrack Fixed in 4.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- changetrack Fixed in 4.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- changetrack Fixed in 4.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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