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Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : xdg-utils (cve_2008_0386_improper_input)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80817

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Synopsis

The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.

Description

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

 - Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL argument to (1) xdg-open or (2) xdg-email. (CVE-2008-0386)

Solution

Upgrade to Solaris 11.1.16.5.0.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4a913f44

http://www.nessus.org/u?b5b7f934

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80817

File Name: solaris11_xdg-utils_20140225.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/19/2015

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: cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.1, p-cpe:/a:oracle:solaris:xdg-utils

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Solaris11/release, Host/Solaris11/pkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0386

CWE: 20