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CVE-2017-17512

CVE-2017-17512HIGH

n/a n/a — sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environm…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0236   83.5     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Dec 11  Reserved by mitre
  Dec 11  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2017-17512. Received CVSS 8.8 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-17512. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-74 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.0 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
December 11, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
December 11, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2017-17512. Received CVSS 8.8 and CPE data from NVD.
October 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-17512. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-74

References (6)

http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
https://bugs.debian.org/881767 [Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-17512 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-74

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