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GHSA-Q88Q-J4PQ-R9XG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:53 – Updated: 2025-04-11 04:05

Details

The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."

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CVE-2012-5534 (GCVE-0-2012-5534)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-03 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1035 records in the last 180 days details

References

14 references

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56584	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Date Public

2012-11-18 00:00

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