CVE-2017-18266 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-18266

The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils before 1.1.3 does...

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

freedesktop

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Affected Software

xdg-utils, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04

Timeline

Official Publish: May 10th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.