| Name | CVE-2017-7480 |
| Description | rkhunter versions before 1.4.4 are vulnerable to file download over insecure channel when doing mirror update resulting into potential remote code execution. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1039-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 866677 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rkhunter (PTS) | jessie | 1.4.2-0.4+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 1.4.2-6+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.4.6-5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.4.6-9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.6-11 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.6-12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/29/2
http://rkhunter.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rkhunter/rkhunter/files/rkhunter?r1=1.549&r2=1.550&view=patch