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TITLE:
CenterIM URL Parsing Command Execution Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29489

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29489/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
CenterIM 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/18003/

DESCRIPTION:
Brian Fonfara has discovered a vulnerability in CenterIM, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the improper handling of URLs
received via a chat message. This can be exploited to execute
arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system by tricking the user into
opening a specially crafted URL containing shell escape characters.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 4.22.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open links from untrusted sources using CenterIM.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Brian Fonfara

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5283

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