CVE-2007-2055
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAFFLIB 2.2.8 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters involving (1) certain command line parameters in tools/afconvert.cpp and (2) arguments to the get_parameter function in aimage/ident.cpp. NOTE: it is unknown if the get_parameter vector (2) is ever called.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in AFFLIB versions 2.2.8 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters. The flaw exists in command-line parameter handling in tools/afconvert.cpp and potentially in the get_parameter function in aimage/ident.cpp. This high-severity issue is exploitable over the network without authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.2.8CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed AFFLIB versionRun 'afflib --version' or check your package manager for the installed afflib package versionAffected if The reported version is 2.2.8 or earlier
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Locate the afconvert toolRun 'which afconvert' or 'find / -name afconvert -type f 2>/dev/null' to locate the binaryAffected if The tool exists and the AFFLIB version is 2.2.8 or earlier
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Locate the aimage toolRun 'which aimage' or 'find / -name aimage -type f 2>/dev/null' to locate the binaryAffected if The tool exists and the AFFLIB version is 2.2.8 or earlier
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Check if afconvert processes external inputReview any scripts, automation, or services that invoke afconvert and examine how file arguments are passed (look for unsanitized user input or file paths from untrusted sources)Affected if afconvert is used with files from untrusted or network-accessible sources without input sanitization
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Check if aimage ident function processes external inputReview any code or configurations that call the aimage tool or its ident functionality with parameters derived from user input or external sourcesAffected if aimage is invoked with parameters containing shell metacharacters from untrusted input
You are affected if AFFLIB version 2.2.8 or earlier is installed and any of the afconvert or aimage tools process untrusted input from network sources or untrusted files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade AFFLIB to a version newer than 2.2.8. If upgrading is not possible, restrict network access to AFFLIB tools and avoid processing untrusted AFF files to prevent command injection.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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