| Name | CVE-2008-0386 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xdg-utils (PTS) | sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 1.1.3-4.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| xdg-utils | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- xdg-utils <not-affected> (Ships a patch that modifies the vulnerable code and uses sed secure)
xdg-open-generic replaces the vulnerable code and runs view-mailcap or sensible-browser