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CVE-2024-38448

Date: June 15, 2024

htags in GNU Global through 6.6.12 allows code execution in situations where dbpath (aka -d) is untrusted, because shell metacharacters may be used.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (5)

https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/global/global/htags/htags.c?revision=1.236&view=markup
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-global/2024-05/msg00009.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38448
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38448
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-38448

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-94

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

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