CVE-2012-2085

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2085
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-28 17:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gajim Gajim 0.1 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.10 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.10.1 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.11 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.11.1 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.11.2 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.11.3 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.11.4 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.1 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.2 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.3 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.4 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.5 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.5 alpha1 All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.12.5 beta1 All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.13 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.13.1 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.13.2 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.13.3 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.13.4 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.14 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.14.1 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.14.2 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim 0.14.3 All All All
Application Gajim Gajim All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA48794 - Debian update for gajim - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: gajim - code execution and sql injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Gajim SQL Injection and Code Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE request: gajim - code execution and sql injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Gajim: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Changeset 13377:bc296e96ac10 – Gajim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.gajim.org Exploit, Patch
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#7031 (remote code execution) – Gajim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.gajim.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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