CVE-2017-17515
HIGHMetview 4.7.3 - Argument Injection via BROWSER Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17515
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0163
EPSS Percentile
73.3%
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 (4)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
ecmwf/metview
4.7.3
Published
Dec 14, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026