FKIE_CVE-2008-0386
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-04 23:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:49
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 2007.1 | |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 2007.1 | |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 2008.0 | |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 2008.0 | |
| gentoo | xdg-utils | * |
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