# CVE-2007-5837: GUI.pm in yarssr 0.2.2, when Gnome default URL handling is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacha

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1477
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3679
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26273
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38191
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27454
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448721
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30728

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