Vulnerability in Freedesktop Xdg-utils
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 v…
EPSS: 0.025 (82.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Xdg-utils
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18266?
- CVE-2017-18266 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Xdg-utils, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18266?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.