CVE-2017-17511
N/A
Published: December 14, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxKildclient
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
KildClient 3.1.0 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, related to prefs.c and worldgui.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00013.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17511Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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