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openSUSE: Security Advisory for xdg-utils (openSUSE-SU-2018:1596-1)

🗓️ 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Security update for xdg-utils package in openSUSE Leap 15.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851979");
  script_version("2025-12-17T05:46:28+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-18266");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-17 05:46:28 +0000 (Wed, 17 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-06-14 13:33:00 +0000 (Thu, 14 Jun 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-10-26 06:26:22 +0200 (Fri, 26 Oct 2018)");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for xdg-utils (openSUSE-SU-2018:1596-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.0");

  script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2018:1596-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00009.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xdg-utils'
  package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:1596-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for xdg-utils fixes this security issues:

  - CVE-2017-18266: The open_envvar function in xdg-open did not validate
  strings launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment
  variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct
  argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL (bsc#1093086).

  Patch Instructions:

  To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
  installation methods
  like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

  Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  - openSUSE Leap 15.0:

  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-573=1");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"xdg-utils on openSUSE Leap 15.0.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSELeap15.0") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xdg-utils", rpm:"xdg-utils~20170508~lp150.3.3.2", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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17 Dec 2025 00:00Current
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