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CVE-2008-0386 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331	CVE	Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513	CVE	Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/28638	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28728	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048	CVE	URL Repurposed
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25	CVE	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log	CVE	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37	CVE	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18	CVE	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33	CVE	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331	[email protected]	Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429513	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/28638	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28728	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048	[email protected]	URL Repurposed
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25	[email protected]	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log	[email protected]	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37	[email protected]	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18	[email protected]	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33	[email protected]	Exploit
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?view=log	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linux	2007.1 2008.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1::x86_64::::: cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86_64::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
gentoo xdg-utils	<= 1.0.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:xdg-utils:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 9, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 5, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]