CVE-2017-17512
Published: 11 December 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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sensible-utils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(0.0.10ubuntu0.1)
|
trusty |
Released
(0.0.9ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(0.0.11)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(0.0.9ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/collab-maint/sensible-utils.git/commit/?id=e16c937c43126df7f08d355277f99dd94cc21ce5 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |