CVE-2008-3904 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

Published: 2008-09-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:lxde:gpicview:0.1.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:lxde:lightweight_x11_desktop_environment::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3890	src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00684.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/30/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45137

History

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Subscriptions

Lxde Gpicview Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.637Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3904

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-04T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3904

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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