CVE-2013-7220 Command injection in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can execute arbitrary commands on unattended GNOME Shell workstations by leveraging keyboard focus in the Activities search.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7220?
CVE-2013-7220 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7220?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Gnome-Shell.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7220?
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-2013-7220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7220, GHSA-9965-5x5j-j3rf.