CVE-2007-5837 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.2% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
GUI.pm in yarssr 0.2.2, when Gnome default URL handling is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a link element in a feed.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.22% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-11-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| yarssr | yarssr |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Yarssr 0.2.2 - GUI.PM Remote Code Injection | 2007-10-31 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28671
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1477
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26273
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3679
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38191
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28671
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1477
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26273
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3679
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38191
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