CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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 software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-12-14

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-74

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Nip2 (Nip2 Project)

References

• https://github.com/jcupitt/nip2/issues/70
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17514