CVE-2024-38448 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

htags in GNU Global through 6.6.12 allows code execution in situations where dbpath (aka -d) is untrusted, because shell metacharacters may be used.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00243.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/global/global/htags/htags.c?revision=1.236&view=markup
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-global/2024-05/msg00009.html

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-06-16T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:12:24.695Z

Reserved: 2024-06-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-38448

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:12:24.695Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-16T14:15:09.180

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:25:54.183

Link: CVE-2024-38448

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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