CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17512

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In versions before 0.0.11 of sensible-utils, the sensible-browser program does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable. This allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious arguments, potentially leading to unauthorized access or execution of harmful commands on the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 0.0.11 or later to ensure proper validation of strings before launching programs.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS