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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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the `open_envvar` function in the xdg-open configuration tool allows a malicious actor to gain unauthorized access to information and compromise its integrity and accessibility. | 27 Apr 202000:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| xdg-utils xdg-open 'open_envvar' function injection vulnerability | 15 May 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-18266 | 10 May 201814:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-18266 | 10 May 201814:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1384-1] xdg-utils security update | 25 May 201810:10 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4211-1] xdg-utils security update | 25 May 201821:02 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4211-1] xdg-utils security update | 25 May 201821:02 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2017-18266 | 10 May 201814:00 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DLA-1384-1 : xdg-utils security update | 29 May 201800:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-4211-1 : xdg-utils - security update | 29 May 201800:00 | – | nessus |
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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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