CVE-2008-3904

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-09-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

Affected products

Lxde Gpicview: 0.1.9
Lxde Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment: all versions

References

http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/30/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45137
http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/30/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45137

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