CVE-2017-18266
Xdg-utils Xdg-Open Environment Variable Argument Injection Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 10, 2018, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 14, 2018, 1:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-18266
.
URL | 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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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3650-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3650-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/tree/ChangeLog No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/tree/ChangeLog Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00014.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=ce802d71c3466d1dbb24f2fe9b6db82a1f899bcb No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=ce802d71c3466d1dbb24f2fe9b6db82a1f899bcb Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103807 No Types Assigned https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103807 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=5647afb35e4bcba2060148e1a2a47bc43cc240f2 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/commit/?id=5647afb35e4bcba2060148e1a2a47bc43cc240f2 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4211 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4211 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-74 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4211 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3650-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18266
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18266
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.71 }} 0.00%
score
0.80644
percentile