Description
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.
Published: 2017-12-14
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8679 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.
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Ocaml Batteries Project Ocaml Batteries
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.269Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-17519

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-14T16:29:00.587

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

Link: CVE-2017-17519

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