Description
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.
Published: 2018-05-10
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1384-1 xdg-utils security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4211-1 xdg-utils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9393 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3650-1 xdg-utils vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Freedesktop Xdg-utils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.227Z

Reserved: 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-18266

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-10T14:29:00.207

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:43.473

Link: CVE-2017-18266

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18266 - Bugzilla

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