Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in DownloadListCtrl.cpp in amule 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to conduct argument injection attacks into a command for mplayer via a crafted 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 | amule | 2.2.5-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | amule | 2.2.5-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | amule | 2.2.5-1.1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | amule | 2.2.1-1+lenny2 | DSA-1821-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1821-1 amule - insufficient input sanitising Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1821 vendor-advisory
- 34683 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525078
- 34839 third-party-advisory
- amule-downloadlistctrl-command-execution(50205) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20090422 CVE id request: amule mailing-list