CVE-2008-6937 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can inject command line arguments via crafted XMPP URIs, leading to arbitrary file overwrites, code execution, or denial of service.
- 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-2008-6937?
CVE-2008-6937 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 an xmpp:// URI, a different vector than CVE-2008-6935 and CVE-2008-6936. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6937?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jabber Exodus.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6937?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6937 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-2008-6937 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6937 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28rv-fmvr-x8j4.