# CVE-2005-0130: Certain Perl scripts in Konversation 0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) channel names

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Certain Perl scripts in Konversation 0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) channel names or (2) song names that are not properly quoted when the user runs IRC scripts.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/13919
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/031033.html
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050121-1.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12312
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13989
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19008
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-34.xml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110626383310742&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012972

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