CVE-2019-18182
Pacman Arbitrary Command Injection
Description
pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in conf.c in the download_with_xfercommand() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable a non-default XferCommand and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and package.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:32 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the pacman package.
- Consider disabling the XferCommand if not required.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-18182 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-18182 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-18182
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
🔍 Checks installed Arch packages for known vulnerabilities
vulnerabilities arch linux pacman packages audit check
Go Makefile
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-18182 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-18182 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=808a4f15ce82d2ed7eeb06de73d0f313620558ee Added Reference https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/src/pacman/conf.c?h=v5.1.3#n263 Added Reference https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-74 CWE-78 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=808a4f15ce82d2ed7eeb06de73d0f313620558ee No Types Assigned https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=808a4f15ce82d2ed7eeb06de73d0f313620558ee Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/src/pacman/conf.c?h=v5.1.3#n263 No Types Assigned https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/src/pacman/conf.c?h=v5.1.3#n263 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml No Types Assigned https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-74 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pacman_project:pacman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
7.87 }} -8.35%
score
0.91519
percentile