CVE-2012-2085

Exp

The exec_command function in common/helpers.py in Gajim before 0.15 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an href attribute.

Published: 2012-08-28 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2085 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2085

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2085

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 1.74% 0.64% -1.10%
2 2024-09-16 2.10% 1.74% -0.36%
3 2024-01-24 — 2.10% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2085

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2085

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2085

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2012-2085 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gajim), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2085
gentoo normal CVE-2012-2085: 1 GLSA(s) (201208-04), 1 atom(s) (net-im/gajim); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-2085
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-2085 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gajim), 7 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): released 5, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2085

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2085

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gajim gajim <= 0.14.4 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.10 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.11 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.5:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.12.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.13 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.13.3 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.13.4 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.14 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gajim gajim 0.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:gajim:gajim:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2085

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