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2.1 KiB
67 lines
2.1 KiB
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200801-21">
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<title>Xdg-Utils: Arbitrary command execution</title>
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<synopsis>
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Xdg-Utils, allowing for the remote
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execution of arbitrary commands.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">xdg-utils</product>
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<announced>January 30, 2008</announced>
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<revised>January 30, 2008: 01</revised>
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<bug>207331</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="x11-misc/xdg-utils" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.0.2-r1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.0.2-r1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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Xdg-Utils is a set of tools allowing all applications to easily
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integrate with the Free Desktop configuration.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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Miroslav Lichvar discovered that the "xdg-open" and "xdg-email" shell
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scripts do not properly sanitize their input before processing it.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted link
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with a vulnerable application using Xdg-Utils (e.g. an email client),
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resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
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user running the application.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All Xdg-Utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r1"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0386">CVE-2008-0386</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:15:55 +0000">
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rbu
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:04:22 +0000">
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p-y
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:04:30 +0000">
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p-y
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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