CVE-2008-6793 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The get_file_type function in lib/file_content.php in DFLabs PTK 0.1, 0.2, and 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after an arg1= sequence in a filename within a forensic image.

Published: 2009-05-07

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 9.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dflabs:ptk:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dflabs:ptk:0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dflabs:ptk:1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6753	The get_file_type function in lib/file_content.php in DFLabs PTK 0.1, 0.2, and 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after an arg1= sequence in a filename within a forensic image.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09745.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/49574
http://secunia.com/advisories/32553
http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32128
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46380
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7001

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dflabs Ptk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-05-07T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:42:00.751Z

Reserved: 2009-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6793

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-07T17:30:03.377

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6793

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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