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CVE-2017-18266

Published: 2018-05-10T14:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt