CVE catalog

CVE-2017-18266

xdg-utils: CVE-2017-18266

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Severity
Medium · CVSS 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.40% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianxdg-utilssid1.2.1-2fixed
Debianxdg-utilsforky1.2.1-2fixed
Debianxdg-utilstrixie1.2.1-2fixed
Debianxdg-utilsbookworm1.1.3-4.1fixed
Ubuntuxdg-utils14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2fixed
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu3vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3fixed
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.1-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.1-1ubuntu3vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.2-1ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.2-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.2-1ubuntu2.2fixed
Ubuntuxdg-utils14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2fixed
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.0~rc3+git20150907-1ubuntu3vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3fixed
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.1-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.1-1ubuntu3vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.2-1ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.2-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuxdg-utils18.041.1.2-1ubuntu2.2fixed
Susexdg-utilslinux enterprise desktop 12 sp320140630-6.3.1fixed
Susexdg-utilslinux enterprise server 12 sp320140630-6.3.1fixed
Susexdg-utilslinux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp320140630-6.3.1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianxdg-utilssourcesid1.1.3-1not yet assignedNot reported[898317]
Debianxdg-utilssourceforky1.1.3-1not yet assignedNot reported[898317]
Debianxdg-utilssourcetrixie1.1.3-1not yet assignedNot reported[898317]
Debianxdg-utilssourcebookworm1.1.3-1not yet assignedNot reported[898317]
Ubuntuxdg-utilsdeb14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2Not reportedUSN-3650-1Not reported
Ubuntuxdg-utilsdeb16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3Not reportedUSN-3650-1Not reported
Ubuntuxdg-utilsdeb18.041.1.2-1ubuntu2.2Not reportedUSN-3650-1Not reported
Ubuntuxdg-utilsdeb14.041.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu7.2Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18266Not reported
Ubuntuxdg-utilsdeb16.041.1.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.3Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18266Not reported
Ubuntuxdg-utilsdeb18.041.1.2-1ubuntu2.2Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18266Not reported
Susexdg-utilsrpmlinux enterprise desktop 12 sp320140630-6.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2018:1497-1Not reported
Susexdg-utilsrpmlinux enterprise server 12 sp320140630-6.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2018:1497-1Not reported
Susexdg-utilsrpmlinux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp320140630-6.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2018:1497-1Not reported

[Debian bug #898317]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [xdg-utils]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.1.3-4.1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.3-1

      dsa · xdg-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · xdg-utils · debian · 12

    • 1.1.3-4.1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.3-1

      dsa · xdg-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · xdg-utils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [xdg-utils]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.2.1-2 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.3-1

      dsa · xdg-utils · debian · 13

    • 1.2.1-2 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.3-1

      dsa · xdg-utils · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]