SB2018022607 - Ubuntu update for sensible-utils 

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SB2018022607 - Ubuntu update for sensible-utils

Published: February 26, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018022607
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17512)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct argument-injection attacks.

The vulnerability exists in sensible-browser due to insufficient sanitization of strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References