CVE-2024-38448

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.1 Critical

Status

Deferred - cve@mitre.org

Published

2024-06-16

Last modified

2024-08-02

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected products

• Global (Gnu)

References

• 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