CVE-2008-6936 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject command line arguments via crafted URIs in Exodus, leading to file overwrites, denial of service, or code execution.

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-2008-6936?

CVE-2008-6936 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2009. 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

Argument injection vulnerability in Exodus 0.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary command line arguments, overwrite arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via encoded spaces in a pres:// URI, a different vector than CVE-2008-6935.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6936?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jabber Exodus.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6936?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6936 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-2008-6936 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6936 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jqx5-rg54-8gq4.

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