CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17517

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through version 3.6, strings are not validated before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which may allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized commands on the victim's system, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Sylpheed to the latest version that includes security fixes and to validate strings before use.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through 3.6 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.

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