CVE-2012-5534

Description

The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.97% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory weechat.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=efb795c74fe954b9544074aafcebb1be4452b03a
http://secunia.com/advisories/51294 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51377 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html vendor advisory
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0347
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56584 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093516.html vendor advisory
http://weechat.org/security/ patch vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093495.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/4 mailing list
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093260.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5534?
CVE-2012-5534 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5534?
To fix CVE-2012-5534, 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-2012-5534 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5534 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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