VDB
CVE-2017-17524
CVE-2017-17524
PUBLISHED
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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 1.22% · 66.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.22%
66.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | swi-prolog | 0, 7.6.1+dfsg-2, 7.6.1+dfsg-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | swi-prolog | 8.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 0, 8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | swi-prolog | 7.2.0-3, 0, 7.2.0-2 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | swi-prolog | *, 9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | swi-prolog | 0, 9.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1, 9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | swi-prolog | 0, 7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2 |
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 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17524 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/swi-prolog/7.2.3+dfsg-1/library/www_browser.pl/?hl=68#L68 third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17524 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17524 third-party-advisory