UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17514
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514
Withdrawn
2025-06-23T15:53:03Z
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
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

** 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / nip2

Package

Name
nip2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nip2

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

7.*
7.40.4-1build1
8.*
8.0-1
8.0-1build1
8.0-1build2
8.2-1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / nip2

Package

Name
nip2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nip2

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.4.0-1build2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / nip2

Package

Name
nip2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nip2

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.7.0-1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / nip2

Package

Name
nip2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nip2

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.7.1-2
8.7.1-2build1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / nip2

Package

Name
nip2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nip2

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.9.1-1
8.9.1-1build1
8.9.1-1build2
8.9.1-1build3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514.json"