Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38336
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the netkit-rsh package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
netkit-rcp in rsh-client 0.17-24 allows command injection via filenames because /bin/sh is used by susystem, a related issue to CVE-2006-0225, CVE-2019-7283, and CVE-2020-15778.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | netkit-rsh | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38336 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | netkit-rsh | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38336 |