Description
The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | netrik | 1.15.3-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | netrik | 1.15.3-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | netrik | 1.15.3-1.1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | netrik | 1.15.3-1sarge1 | DSA-1251-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1251-1 netrik Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1251 vendor-advisory
- 22158 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-5092 vdb-entry
- http://netrik.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrik/netrik/form-file.c?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=472131&group_id=23183
- 23822 third-party-advisory