VDB
CVE-2017-17532
CVE-2017-17532
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
examples/framework/news/news3.py in Kiwi 1.9.22 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 1.68% · 74.8th 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
1.68%
74.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | kiwi | 0, 1.9.22-4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kiwi | 0, 1.9.22-3, 1.9.22-4 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kiwi | 9.25.22-1ubuntu1, 0, 9.25.11-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | kiwi | 0, 10.2.16-1, 10.2.27-1 |
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-2017-17532 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/kiwi/1.9.22-4/examples/framework/news/news3.py/?hl=88#L88 third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17532 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17532 third-party-advisory