CVE-2020-15167

Summary

CVECVE-2020-15167
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-02 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-11-18 17:45:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.mlrrc` file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is ready and will be released as Miller 5.9.1.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Johnkerl Miller 5.9.0 All All All
Application Johnkerl Miller 5.9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Arbitrary code execution via configuration file (.mlrrc) in working directory · Advisory · johnkerl/miller · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 180615 Debian Security Update for miller (CVE-2020-15167)

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