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CVE-2017-17519
CVE-2017-17519
PUBLISHED
batteriesConfig.mlp in OCaml Batteries Included (aka ocaml-batteries) 2.6 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.
EPSS 0.55% · 68.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.55%
68.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ocaml-batteries | 3.9.0-1build2, 3.9.0-1build1, 3.9.0-1build3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ocaml-batteries | 2.2-1, 2.3-1, 2.4-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | ocaml-batteries | 0, 2.10.0-1build2, 2.6.0-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ocaml-batteries | 0, 2.5.3-1, 2.6.0-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ocaml-batteries | 3.1.0-2, 3.4.0-1build1, 3.3.0-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ocaml-batteries | 0, 3.6.0-1build2, 3.7.1-3 |
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-2017-17519 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/ocaml-batteries/2.6.0-1/src/batteriesConfig.mlp/?hl=23#L23 third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17519 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17519 third-party-advisory