aMule: Parameter injection

aMule: Parameter injection An input validation error in aMule enables remote attackers to pass arbitrary parameters to a victim's media player. amule 2009-09-09 2009-09-09 268163 remote 2.2.5 2.2.5

aMule is an eMule-like client for the eD2k and Kademlia networks, supporting multiple platforms.

Sam Hocevar discovered that the aMule preview function does not properly sanitize file names.

A remote attacker could entice a user to download a file with a specially crafted file name to inject arbitrary arguments to the victim's video player.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All aMule users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/amule-2.2.5"

CVE-2009-1440 rbu a3li a3li