CVE
CVE-2017-18266
The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils before 1.1.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by %s in this environment variable.
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS
- 8.8
- Published
- Modified
Linked Releases
| Distribution | Release | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 18.04.6 amd64 desktop | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 18.04.6 amd64 live-server | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 16.04.7 amd64 desktop | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 16.04.6 i386 desktop | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 16.04.7 amd64 server | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 16.04.6 i386 server | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 14.04.6 amd64 desktop | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 14.04.6 i386 desktop | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 14.04.6 amd64 server | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 14.04.6 i386 server | unknown | source |
References
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103807
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=5647afb35e4bcba2060148e1a2a47bc43cc240f2
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=ce802d71c3466d1dbb24f2fe9b6db82a1f899bcb
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/tree/ChangeLog
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00014.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3650-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4211
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103807
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=5647afb35e4bcba2060148e1a2a47bc43cc240f2
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=ce802d71c3466d1dbb24f2fe9b6db82a1f899bcb
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/tree/ChangeLog
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00014.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3650-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4211