VDB
CVE-2017-17531
CVE-2017-17531
PUBLISHED
gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 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 1.23% · 66.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.23%
66.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | global | 5.7.1-2, 0 |
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 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17531 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/global/4.8.6-2/gozilla/gozilla.c/#L269 third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17531 third-party-advisory