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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0386: Xdg-Utils: Arbitrary command execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0386: Xdg-Utils: Arbitrary command execution

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/04/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-misc-xdg-utils

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