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Slackware 12.2 / current : xdg-utils (SSA:2009-033-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35577

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New xdg-utils packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix security issues. Applications that use /etc/mailcap could be tricked into running an arbitrary script through xdg-open, and a separate flaw in xdg-open could allow the execution of arbitrary commands embedded in untrusted input provided to xdg-open.

Solution

Update the affected xdg-utils package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5cd1ffea

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35577

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2009-033-01.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 2/3/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:xdg-utils, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0386, CVE-2009-0068

CWE: 20, 94

SSA: 2009-033-01