CVE-2017-17512
HIGHsensible-utils < 0.0.11 - Argument Injection via BROWSER Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/881767
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0222
EPSS Percentile
80.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (1)
sensible-utils_project/sensible-utils
< 0.0.11
Published
Dec 11, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026