Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-17512
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 68.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071
Products affected by CVE-2017-17512
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cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:-
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cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:0.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:0.0.10
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cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:0.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:0.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:0.0.9