CVE-2008-6937

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Exodus 0.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary command line arguments, overwrite arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via encoded spaces in an xmpp:// URI, a different vector than CVE-2008-6935 and CVE-2008-6936. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.56% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32729 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52631 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6937?
CVE-2008-6937 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6937?
To fix CVE-2008-6937, 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-2008-6937 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6937 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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