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CVE-2008-6935 Detail

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Exodus 0.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary command line arguments, overwrite arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via encoded spaces in an im:// URI.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://retrogod.altervista.org/exodus_uri.html Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498389/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32330 Exploit 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3191 Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46663
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7145
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7167

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-6935
NVD Published Date:
08/11/2009
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018
Source:
MITRE