Debian Wheezy DSA-3165-1 Critical: xdg-utils Remote Code Execution
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February 22, 2015
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
Summary
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/
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Package: xdg-utils
CVE ID: CVE-2015-1877
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