CVE-2008-6793 (GCVE-0-2008-6793)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-05-07 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:42
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt x_refsource_MISC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://osvdb.org/49574 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498081/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/32553 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7001 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32128 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-11-05 00:00
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