openSUSE Security Update : xdg-utils (openSUSE-SU-2015:0191-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81140

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the following security issue :

- Fix Remote code execution in xdg-open due to bad quotes handling CVE-2014-9622 (bnc#913676).

Solution

Update the affected xdg-utils package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=906625

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=913676

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00007.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81140

File Name: openSUSE-2015-90.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/3/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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:novell:opensuse:xdg-utils, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9622