CVE-2007-4397 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 18 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

User-assisted attackers can execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF injection in MP3 filenames within XChat XMMS scripts.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2007-4397?

CVE-2007-4397 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2007. 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

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) xmms-thing 1.0, (2) XMMS Remote Control Script 1.07, (3) Disrok 1.0, (4) a2x 0.0.1, (5) Another xmms-info script 1.0, (6) XChat-XMMS 0.8.1, and other unspecified scripts for XChat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4397?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Irssi Irssi, Kristof Korwisi Ixmmsa, Mikachu L33t Xmms Music Showing Script, Ricardo Mesquita Mpg123, Ricardo Mesquita Ogg123, Simon Xmms2 and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4397?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4397 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2007-4397 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-58rp-v7h4-rg94.