Critical severity · published Jul 14, 2023
CVE-2023-38336
netkit-rcp in rsh-client 0.17-24 allows command injection via filenames because /bin/sh is used by susystem, a related issue to CVE-2006-0225, CVE-2019-7283, and CVE-2020-15778
9.8
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
netkit-rcp in rsh-client 0.17-24 allows command injection via filenames because /bin/sh is used by susystem, a related issue to CVE-2006-0225, CVE-2019-7283, and CVE-2020-15778.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netkit · Netkit
0.17-24 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38336
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38336
Exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1039689
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