Freedesktop: >> Xdg-Utils >> 1.0 Security Vulnerabilities
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.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.014
Published
2018-05-10
Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection, as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.014
Published
2009-01-07