CVE-2006-6979
EPSS 1.0%
Description
The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain contexts, probably including construction of an unzip command line, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
How to fix CVE-2006-6979
To remediate CVE-2006-6979, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/amarok—upgrade to 1.4.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2006-6979 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.4.4-1