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CVE-2017-17531

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.

Published

2017-12-14T16:29:01.027

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-74

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	global	4.8.6	Yes

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-02 ([email protected])
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-02 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)