CVE-2005-0130 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published 22 Jan 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in channel or song names when users run IRC scripts in Konversation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2005-0130?

CVE-2005-0130 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Certain Perl scripts in Konversation 0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) channel names or (2) song names that are not properly quoted when the user runs IRC scripts.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0130?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Berlios Konversation.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0130?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2005-0130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0130, GHSA-p377-w2fq-v7c4.