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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6678

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.

Products
netrik
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.15.3-1.1
CVEs
CVE-2006-6678
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6678

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Dec 2006, 01:28 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6678

netrik

Fixed versions: 1.15.3-1.1

netrik

Fixed versions: 1.15.3-1.1

netrik

Fixed versions: 1.15.3-1.1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410440,
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