CVE-2008-0386

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Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters

Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL argument to (1) xdg-open or (2) xdg-email.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.03085

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

gentoo xdg-utils<= 1.0.2

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Public Exploits & PoCs

pocbugs.gentoo.org · show_bug.cgi?id=207331bugs.gentoo.org
pocwebcvs.freedesktop.org · xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25webcvs.freedesktop.org
pocwebcvs.freedesktop.org · xdg-email.in?view=logwebcvs.freedesktop.org
pocwebcvs.freedesktop.org · xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37webcvs.freedesktop.org
pocwebcvs.freedesktop.org · xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18webcvs.freedesktop.org
pocwebcvs.freedesktop.org · xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33webcvs.freedesktop.org

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Scoring & Timeline

6.8

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD04 Feb 2008 · 11:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11518-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28638Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28728Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29048URL Repurposed

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=logBroken Link

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513Issue Tracking

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