yarssr GUI.pm module command execution
| yarssr-gui-command-execution (38191) |  High Risk |
Description:
yarssr could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by improper validation by the GUI.pm module exec function. If Gnome default URL handling is not enabled, and if the victim could be persuaded to click on a specially crafted URL in a feed, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary shell commands on the system within the security context of the user.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- YARSSR (Yet Another RSS Reader), YARSSR (Yet Another RSS Reader) 0.2.2-1
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Debian Bug report logs - #448721, Security bug: Code Injection through badly formatted URL at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448721.
- Yet Another RSS Reader Web site, Yet Another RSS Reader at http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-26273: Yarssr GUI.PM Remote Code Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5837: GUI.pm in yarssr 0.2.2, when Gnome default URL handling is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a link element in a feed.
- DSA-1477: yarssr -- missing input sanitising
- SA27454: yarssr GUI.pm URL Handling Command Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3679: Yarssr GUI.pm URL Processing Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 31, 2007
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