boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/jcupitt/nip2/issues/70 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17514 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-12-14T16:00:00
Updated: 2024-06-04T17:11:54.717Z
Reserved: 2017-12-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-17514
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-14T16:29:00.370
Modified: 2024-06-04T19:16:54.240
Link: CVE-2017-17514
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