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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200801-21">
+ <title>Xdg-Utils: Arbitrary command execution</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A vulnerability has been discovered in Xdg-Utils, allowing for the remote
+ execution of arbitrary commands.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">xdg-utils</product>
+ <announced>2008-01-30</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2008-01-30</revised>
+ <bug>207331</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-misc/xdg-utils" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.0.2-r1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.2-r1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Xdg-Utils is a set of tools allowing all applications to easily
+ integrate with the Free Desktop configuration.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Miroslav Lichvar discovered that the "xdg-open" and "xdg-email" shell
+ scripts do not properly sanitize their input before processing it.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted link
+ with a vulnerable application using Xdg-Utils (e.g. an email client),
+ resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
+ user running the application.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Xdg-Utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r1"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0386">CVE-2008-0386</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-01-26T12:15:55Z">
+ rbu
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-01-28T20:04:22Z">
+ p-y
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-01-28T20:04:30Z">
+ p-y
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>