CVE-2017-17512
N/A
Published: December 11, 2017 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 07:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSensible Utils
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.0.11
Affected range stops below 0.0.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelogx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/881767Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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