Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1253

Description

The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.

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Affected products

Jedsoft/Mostinferred
Range: <=5.0.0a-2.2
Debian/Most2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:debian:most:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:most:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.0.0a-2.2
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.0a-2.2

Patches

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/666nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94931nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/12/msg00020.htmlnvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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