CVE-2017-17531

high

Description

gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-02

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-12-14

Updated: 2020-08-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High