Description
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Published: 2017-12-11
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1209-1 sensible-utils security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4071-1 sensible-utils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8673 sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3584-1 sensible-utils vulnerability
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Sensible-utils Project Sensible-utils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.035Z

Reserved: 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17512

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-11T06:29:00.270

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-17512

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