CVE-2008-1568

comix 3.6.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a filename containing shell metacharacters that are not properly sanitized when executing the rar, unrar, or jpegtran programs.

Published: 2008-03-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1568 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.30%). EPSS rose +1.40% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1568

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.91% 2.30% +1.40%
2 2026-04-26 0.79% 0.91% +0.11%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1568

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1568

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1568

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1568: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-29), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/comix); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1568
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1568
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1568 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (comix), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1568

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1568

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
comix comix 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:comix:comix:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1568

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