VDB
CVE-2017-17512
CVE-2017-17512
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 2.24% · 82.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.24%
82.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | sensible-utils | 0, 0.0.9 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | sensible-utils | 0, 0.0.9 |
Timeline
- Dec 11, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17512 third-party-advisory
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3584-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17512 third-party-advisory