Description
pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in lib/libalpm/sync.c in the apply_deltas() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable the non-default delta feature and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and delta file.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-7988 | pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in lib/libalpm/sync.c in the apply_deltas() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable the non-default delta feature and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and delta file. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T01:47:13.529Z
Reserved: 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-18183
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-02-24T15:15:11.457
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:32:47.153
Link: CVE-2019-18183
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Weaknesses
EUVD