CVE-2008-0386

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28638
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28728
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28638
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28728
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
• http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log