CVE-2007-5837 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in feed links when Gnome URL handling is disabled.
- 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-2007-5837?
CVE-2007-5837 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 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
GUI.pm in yarssr 0.2.2, when Gnome default URL handling is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a link element in a feed.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5837?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yarssr Yarssr.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5837?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2007-5837 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5837 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DSA-1477-1, GHSA-cjcg-p99f-62w9.