CVE-2017-17515

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

Score

CVSS 3.0 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)
• Metview (Ecmwf)

References

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17515