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CVE-2008-0386

Published: Feb 4, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
6 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL argument to (1) xdg-open or (2) xdg-email.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
xdg-utilsgentoo
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

6 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
bugs.gentoo.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 4, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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