VDB
CVE-2017-17516
CVE-2017-17516
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 1.19.0 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.
EPSS 1.17% · 64.7th 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
1.17%
64.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | rtv | 0, 1.27.0+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rtv | *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | rtv | 1.21.0+dfsg-1, 1.20.0+dfsg-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rtv | 1.27.0+dfsg-2, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2017 CVE Published
- Dec 29, 2017 CVE Updated
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 9, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17516 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/rtv/1.20.0+dfsg-1/scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py/ third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17516 third-party-advisory