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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844791
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4700-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pyxdg' package(s) announced via the USN-4700-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pyxdg' package(s) announced via the USN-4700-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Alexandre D'Hondt discovered that PyXDG did not properly sanitize input.
An attacker could exploit this with a crafted .menu file to execute
arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'pyxdg' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-12761
https://gist.github.com/dhondta/b45cd41f4186110a354dc7272916feba
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PYXDG-174562
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00006.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00003.html
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