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ubuntu-cve-2017-17531

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-12-14 16:29

Modified

2025-10-24 04:46

Summary

Details

gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 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.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17531	REPORT
	https://sources.debian.org/src/global/4.8.6-2/goz…	REPORT
	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17531	REPORT

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          {
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      },
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2017-17531"
  ]
}

CVE-2017-17531 (GCVE-0-2017-17531)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-14 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:51

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2…	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-02	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Date Public

2017-12-14 00:00

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ubuntu-cve-2017-17531

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2017-17531 (GCVE-0-2017-17531)

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