CVE-2002-0989

Description

The URL handler in the manual browser option for Gaim before 0.59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via shell metacharacters in a link.

Affected products

• rob_flynn / gaim0.51 – 0.51
• rob_flynn / gaim0.52 – 0.52
• rob_flynn / gaim0.53 – 0.53
• rob_flynn / gaim0.54 – 0.54
• rob_flynn / gaim0.55 – 0.55
• rob_flynn / gaim0.56 – 0.56
• rob_flynn / gaim0.57 – 0.57
• rob_flynn / gaim0.58 – 0.58
• rob_flynn / gaim0.59 – 0.59

References

• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103046442403404&w=2
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4471
• MISChttp://www.osvdb.org/5033
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5574
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-190.html
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-191.html
• MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000521
• VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:06.asc
• MISChttp://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
• MISChttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=72728
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-156.html
• MISChttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9978.php
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:054
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-189.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-158