CVE-2017-17512
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.0.11 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.0.11 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.0.11 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.0.11 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.0.11 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sensible-utils_project | sensible-utils | {"endExcluding":"0.0.11"} | 0.0.11 |
References
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17512
CWEs
CWE-74
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.