CVE catalog

CVE-2008-0386

xdg-utils: CVE-2008-0386

Severity: Low
Published: Jun 15, 2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.17% · Oct 25, 2026

Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL argument to (1) xdg-open or (2) xdg-email.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	xdg-utils	sid	`1.2.1-2`	not affected
Debian	xdg-utils	forky	`1.2.1-2`	not affected
Debian	xdg-utils	trixie	`1.2.1-2`	not affected
Debian	xdg-utils	bookworm	`1.1.3-4.1`	not affected
Opensuse	xdg-utils	tumbleweed	`1.1.3+20201113-1.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xdg-utils	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xdg-utils	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xdg-utils	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xdg-utils	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	xdg-utils	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.1.3+20201113-1.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11518-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[xdg-utils-screensaver]Unknown
Source package: [xdg-utils]
Details (1)
- 1.2.0+20251025-1.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.1.3+20201113-1.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · xdg-utils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[xdg-utils]Fixed
Source package: [xdg-utils]
Details (1)
- 1.2.0+20251025-1.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.3+20201113-1.2
  dsa · xdg-utils · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[xdg-utils]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1.1.3-4.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xdg-utils · debian · bookworm
- 1.1.3-4.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xdg-utils · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:03 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]