Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-18266

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.
Published 2018-05-10 14:29:00
Updated 2018-06-14 13:33:58
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18266

EPSS FAQ
0.71%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 78 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-18266

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
 NIST
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-18266

References for CVE-2017-18266

Products affected by CVE-2017-18266

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