SB2017010104 - Gentoo update for Xdg-Utils
Published: January 1, 2017 Updated: January 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017010104
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.