CVE-2016-1244
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell...
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1244- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2343 No score
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2343- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq4c-pjjw-v66r
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell...
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
GHSA-wq4c-pjjw-v66r- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1244- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1244
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1244- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1244
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1244- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unadfDebian:12 |
before 0.7.11a-5+deb12u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-5 |
0.7.11a-5+deb12u1 |
unadfDebian:13 |
before 0.7.11a-6 | 0.7.11a-6 |
unadfDebian:14 |
before 0.7.11a-6 | 0.7.11a-6 |
unadfDebian:10 |
before 0.7.11a-4+deb11u1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-4 |
0.7.11a-4+deb11u1~deb10u1 |
unadfDebian:7 |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb7u1 |
unadfDebian:8 |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb8u1 |
unadfUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1 |
unadfUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1244 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Unadf Project Unadf, published September 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.33%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in unadf 0.7.11a-5+deb12u1.