SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1)
🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 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: 2021 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.1497.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-18266");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
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:"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 13:33:57 +0000 (Thu, 14 Jun 2018)");
script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP3)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181497-1.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1093086");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-June/004111.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xdg-utils' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:1497-1 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 the following issues:
Security issue:
- CVE-2017-18266: Fix an argument injection when BROWSER contains %s (bsc#1093086).");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xdg-utils' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP3.");
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 == "SLES12.0SP3") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xdg-utils", rpm:"xdg-utils~20140630~6.3.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.02535