CVE-2014-9622
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8
Description
Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop environment is identified, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the URL argument to xdg-open.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9622
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gentoo | xdg-utils | 1.1.0 | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62155
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71284
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-09
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9622
CWEs
CWE-77
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.