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CVE-2017-17512 Details

Description

sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/881767 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/ CVE
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sensible-utils project sensible-utils
< 0.0.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17512
NVD Published Date:
Dec 11, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17512 Details - Not Deferred