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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-32278): Exo vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-32278): Exo vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/13/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/17/2023
Modified
04/17/2023

Description

XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libexo-1-0
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libexo-2-0
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libexo-common

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