SB2015012106 - Command Injection in Freedesktop Xdg-Utils
Published: January 21, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012106
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9622)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop environment is identified, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the URL argument to xdg-open.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62155
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71284
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-09