DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17530

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17530
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17530.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17530
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:45Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 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: this is disputed by a third party because no untrusted input can be used for the injection

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / geomview

Package

Name
geomview
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/geomview?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.5-4
1.9.5-4.1~exp1
1.9.5-4.1
1.9.5-5
1.9.5-6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17530.json"

Debian:13 / geomview

Package

Name
geomview
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/geomview?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.5-5
1.9.5-6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17530.json"

Debian:14 / geomview

Package

Name
geomview
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/geomview?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.5-5
1.9.5-6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17530.json"