VDB-110691 · CVE-2017-17531 · Qualys 277079

GNU Global up to 4.8.5 URL gozilla.c BROWSER injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Global up to 4.8.5. This affects an unknown function of the file gozilla.c of the component URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument BROWSER as part of a Environment Variable leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2017. The weakness was released 12/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security-tracker.debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17531 since 12/11/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105478 (openSUSE Security Update : global (openSUSE-2017-1420)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277079 (Fedora Security Update for global (FEDORA-2017-fd9462d9ef)).

Upgrading to version 4.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105478).

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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1055

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Nessus ID: 105478
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : global (openSUSE-2017-1420)
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OpenVAS ID: 863788
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for global FEDORA-2017-fd9462d9ef
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Upgrade: Global 4.8.6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: security-tracker.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-17531 (🔍)

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Created: 12/14/2017 19:58
Updated: 12/15/2019 10:27
Changes: 12/14/2017 19:58 (75), 12/15/2019 10:27 (2)
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