CVE-2002-0989

N/A Unknown

Published: September 24, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:06.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=72728

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000521

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:054

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103046442403404&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4471

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-158

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9978.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/5033

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-189.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-190.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-191.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-156.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5574

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:06.asc