CVE-2020-15692
Published: 14 August 2020
In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library browsers mishandles the URL argument to browsers.openDefaultBrowser. This argument can be a local file path that will be opened in the default explorer. An attacker can pass one argument to the underlying open command to execute arbitrary registered system commands.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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nim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
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| focal |
Needed
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| groovy |
Released
(1.2.6-1)
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| hirsute |
Released
(1.2.6-1)
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| impish |
Released
(1.2.6-1)
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| lunar |
Released
(1.2.6-1)
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| mantic |
Released
(1.2.6-1)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
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| upstream |
Needs triage
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| xenial |
Needed
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/commit/d0a28576751b1b7e8c935ebcb75d44c3d189877e |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |