- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3165-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert February 21, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xdg-utils CVE ID : CVE-2015-1877 Debian Bug : 777722 Jiri Horner discovered a way to cause xdg-open, a tool that automatically opens URLs in a user's preferred application, to execute arbitrary commands remotely. This problem only affects /bin/sh implementations that don't sanitize local variables. Dash, which is the default /bin/sh in Debian is affected. Bash as /bin/sh is known to be unaffected. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6+deb7u3. For the upcoming stable (jessie) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your xdg-utils packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3165-1: xdg-utils security update
Jiri Horner discovered a way to cause xdg-open, a tool that automatically opens URLs in a user's preferred application, to execute arbitrary commands remotely.
