UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18266

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18266
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18266.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18266
Related
Published
2018-05-10T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:30Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xdg-utils

Package

Name
xdg-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xdg-utils@1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7
1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "xdg-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xdg-utils

Package

Name
xdg-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xdg-utils@1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu2
1.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu3
1.1.1-1ubuntu1
1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "xdg-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / xdg-utils

Package

Name
xdg-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xdg-utils@1.1.2-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.2-1ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.1-1ubuntu2
1.1.1-1ubuntu3
1.1.2-1ubuntu1
1.1.2-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.2-1ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "xdg-utils"
        }
    ]
}