Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Blink's mailto: handling in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform command injection via a crafted HTML page, a similar issue to CVE-2004-0121. For example, characters such as * have an incorrect interaction with xdg-email in xdg-utils, and a space character can be used in front of a command-line argument.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac | Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | oxide-qt | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.14.04.1186 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | chromium-browser | 59.0.3071.86-1.el6_9 | RHSA-2017:1399 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 12 SP2 | chromium | 59.0.3071.86-20.1 | openSUSE-SU-2017:1502-1, openSUSE-SU-2017:1501-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2017:1399 Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2017:1501-1 Security update for chromium SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2017:1502-1 Security update for chromium SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 98861 vdb-entry
- https://crbug.com/711020
- RHSA-2017:1399 vendor-advisory
- 1038622 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201706-20 vendor-advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html