CVE-2017-17514
published 2017-12-14CVE-2017-17514: boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers…
PriorityP340high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.69%
76.6th percentile
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | nip2 | — | — |
| nip2_project | nip2 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-x3rr-c2w2-46x3: ** DISPUTED ** boxes
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-17514 [HIGH] CWE-74 GHSA-x3rr-c2w2-46x3: ** DISPUTED ** boxes
** DISPUTED ** boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable.
OSV
CVE-2017-17514: boxes
osv·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17514 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17514: boxes
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable
OSV
CVE-2017-17514: ** DISPUTED ** boxes
osv·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17514 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17514: ** DISPUTED ** boxes
** DISPUTED ** boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable.
Debian
CVE-2017-17514: nip2 - boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program spe...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17514 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17514: nip2 - boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program spe...
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
sid: open
trixie: open
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17514 nip2: Command injection in boxes.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17514 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17514 nip2: Command injection in boxes.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-17514 nip2: Command injection in boxes.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. Whi
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17514 nip2: Command injection in boxes.c
bugzilla·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17514 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17514 nip2: Command injection in boxes.c
CVE-2017-17514 nip2: Command injection in boxes.c
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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.
References:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17514
Discussion:
Created nip2 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1526162]
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The url argument to box_url() never comes from an untrusted source, so I don't think this CVE is valid. Upstream doesn't either. Whoever created the CVE didn't post a report or notify upstream, so it's not clear what attack vector they had in mind. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security_Bugs doesn't say what to do in this case; should I close the bugs NOTABUG
2017-12-14
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