CVE-2008-0386

N/A Unknown
Published: February 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28638
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28728
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
Source: cve@mitre.org
URL Repurposed
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28728
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

gentoo mandrakesoft

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