CVE-2008-0386

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.55% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log broken link
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048 third party advisory url repurposed
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28728 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284 vdb entry third party advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33 exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331 exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528 vdb entry third party advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513 issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/28638 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0386?
CVE-2008-0386 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0386?
To fix CVE-2008-0386, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0386 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0386 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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