The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils prior to 1.1.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote malicious users to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by %s in this environment variable.
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freedesktop xdg-utils |
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debian debian linux 7.0 |
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debian debian linux 9.0 |
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debian debian linux 8.0 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 16.04 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 14.04 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 17.10 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 18.04 |