CVE-2017-17518
HIGHwhite_dune 0.30.10 - Argument Injection via BROWSER Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
swt/motif/browser.c in White_dune (aka whitedune) 0.30.10 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: This issue is being disputed as not being a vulnerability because “the current version of white_dune (1.369 at https://wdune.ourproject.org/) do not use a "BROWSER environment variable". Instead, the "browser" variable is read from the $HOME/.dunerc file (or from the M$Windows registry). It is configurable in the "options" menu. The default is chosen in the ./configure script, which tests various programs, first tested is "xdg-open".
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17518
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0172
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
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)
white_dune_project/white_dune
0.30.10
Published
Dec 14, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026