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Medium
CVE-2008-0386
Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28728
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28638
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xdg-utils
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 4th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.