DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:01.027Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:37.417041Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/global?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531.json"

Debian:12 / global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/global?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531.json"

Debian:13 / global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/global?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531.json"

Debian:14 / global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/global?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531.json"