CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1274

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The DownloadLoop function in main.c for greed 0.81p allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GRX file containing a filename with shell metacharacters.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system by executing arbitrary commands on the server or workstation, leading to full compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update greed to a version after 0.81p or apply a patch that sanitizes filenames against shell metacharacters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The DownloadLoop function in main.c for greed 0.81p allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GRX file containing a filename with shell metacharacters.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS