CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17518

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In version 0.30.10 of White_dune, 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

Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized commands on the victim's system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of White_dune that does not use the BROWSER variable, and to review the application's configuration and security settings.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

swt/motif/browser.c in White_dune (aka whitedune) 0.30.10 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: This issue is being disputed as not being a vulnerability because “the current version of white_dune (1.369 at https://wdune.ourproject.org/) do not use a "BROWSER environment variable". Instead, the "browser" variable is read from the $HOME/.dunerc file (or from the M$Windows registry). It is configurable in the "options" menu. The default is chosen in the ./configure script, which tests various programs, first tested is "xdg-open".

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