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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103807 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=5647afb35e4bcba2060148e1a2a47bc43cc240f2 | Release Notes |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=ce802d71c3466d1dbb24f2fe9b6db82a1f899bcb | Patch |
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/tree/ChangeLog | Release Notes |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00014.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3650-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4211 | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2018-05-10T14:00:00
Updated: 2018-05-27T09:57:01
Reserved: 2018-05-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-18266
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-05-10T14:29:00.207
Modified: 2018-06-14T13:33:57.823
Link: CVE-2017-18266
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