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CVE-2017-16042

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Date: June 4, 2018

Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution. Converted from WS-2017-0236, on 2022-11-08.

Language: Java

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Related Resources (10)

https://github.com/tj/node-growl/commit/d71177d5331c9de4658aca62e0ac921f178b0669
https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/62
https://github.com/tj/node-growl
https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60
https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16042
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16042
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/146
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-16042

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-77

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-94

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-78

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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