White_dune up to 0.30.9 URL swt/motif/browser.c BROWSER injection ⚔ [Disputed]

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in White_dune up to 0.30.9. This affects an unknown function of the file swt/motif/browser.c of the component URL Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument BROWSER as part of Environment Variable results in injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-17518. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in White_dune up to 0.30.9. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the file swt/motif/browser.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:

swt/motif/browser.c in White_dune (aka whitedune) 0.30.10 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 12/11/2017. The weakness was shared 12/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security-tracker.debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17518 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading to version 0.30.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• White_dune

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• 0.30.0
• 0.30.1
• 0.30.2
• 0.30.3
• 0.30.4
• 0.30.5
• 0.30.6
• 0.30.7
• 0.30.8
• 0.30.9

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