CVE-2017-18266
EUVD-2017-939310.05.2018, 14:29
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.
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| freedesktop | xdg-utils | 𝑥 < 1.1.3 |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 17.10 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
References