VDB
CVE-2017-17511
CVE-2017-17511
PUBLISHED
KildClient 3.1.0 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, related to prefs.c and worldgui.c.
EPSS 0.56% · 68.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.56%
68.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kildclient | 0, 3.0.0-2, 3.0.0-2build1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | kildclient | 0, 2.11.1-1build2, 2.11.1-1build1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17511 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/kildclient/3.1.0-1/src/worldgui.c/?hl=1159#L1159 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/kildclient/3.1.0-1/src/prefs.c/?hl=324#L324 third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17511 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17511 third-party-advisory