ubuntu-cve-2017-17517
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-12-14 16:29
Modified
2026-01-20 04:55
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T04:55:51Z",
  "published": "2017-12-14T16:29:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17517"
    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-17517"
  ]
}



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