VDB
CVE-2017-17512
CVE-2017-17512
PUBLISHED
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 0.59% · 69.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.59%
69.7th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767 (nist-nvd)
- CVE-2025-38062.yara (github-yara)
- CVE-2025-38062.yara (github-yara)
- CVE-2025-38062.yara (github-yara)
- CVE-2025-38062.yara (github-yara)
- CVE-2025-38062.yara (github-yara)
- TestCommand.yaml (github-poc)
- TestCommand.yaml (github-poc)
- TestCommand.yaml (github-poc)
- TestCommand.yaml (github-poc)
…and 1 more exploits
Timeline
- Dec 11, 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-2017-17512 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