RCE in Gajim
CVE-2012-2085
The exec_command function in common/helpers.py in Gajim before 0.15 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an href attribute.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gajim — versions 0.1, 0.10, 0.10.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/48794 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48708 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/08/1 (mailing-list)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-04.xml (vendor-advisory)
- trac.gajim.org/ticket/7031
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/08/2 (mailing-list)
- trac.gajim.org/changeset/bc296e96ac10 (Exploit, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52943 (vdb-entry)