The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04828 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:most:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.0.0a-2.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Running on | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:most:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.0.0a-2.3 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:most:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.0a-2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:most:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.0a-2.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr5m-5c2f-66xv
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-1253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr5m-5c2f-66xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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