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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : sensible-utils vulnerability (USN-3584-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 107023

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

Gabriel Corona discovered that sensible-utils incorrectly validated strings when launcher a browser with the sensible-browser tool. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted URL to conduct an argument injection attack and execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected sensible-utils package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3584-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 107023

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3584-1.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/27/2018

Updated: 10/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sensible-utils, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17512

USN: 3584-1