All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2018-3681-1
ALT-PU-2018-3681-1

Package update terminology in branch sisyphus

Version1.3.2-alt1
Published2024-04-08
Max severityHIGH
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2018-20167
HIGH7.8

Terminology before 1.3.1 allows Remote Code Execution because popmedia is mishandled, as demonstrated by an unsafe "cat README.md" command when \e}pn is used. A popmedia control sequence can allow the malicious execution of executable file formats registered in the X desktop share MIME types (/usr/share/applications). The control sequence defers unknown file types to the handle_unknown_media() function, which executes xdg-open against the filename specified in the sequence. The use of xdg-open for all unknown file types allows executable file formats with a registered shared MIME type to be executed. An attacker can achieve remote code execution by introducing an executable file and a plain text file containing the control sequence through a fake software project (e.g., in Git or a tarball). When the control sequence is rendered (such as with cat), the executable file will be run.

Published: 2018-12-17Modified: 2024-11-21
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H