UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17517
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T16:49:23Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through 3.6 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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
sylpheed

Package

Name
sylpheed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sylpheed@3.5.0~rc2-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.2-0ubuntu1
3.5.0~rc2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0~rc2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-i18n",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0~rc2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-plugins",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0~rc2-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
sylpheed

Package

Name
sylpheed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sylpheed@3.5.1-1ubuntu3.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.5.1-1ubuntu2
3.5.1-1ubuntu3
3.5.1-1ubuntu3.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu3.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-i18n",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu3.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-plugins",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu3.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
sylpheed

Package

Name
sylpheed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sylpheed@3.7.0-6ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.5.1-1ubuntu5
3.7.0-6ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed",
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-6ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-i18n",
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-6ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-plugins",
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-6ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
sylpheed

Package

Name
sylpheed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sylpheed@3.7.0-8ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.7.0-8ubuntu2
3.7.0-8ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed",
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-8ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-i18n",
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-8ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-plugins",
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-8ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
sylpheed

Package

Name
sylpheed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sylpheed@3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu1
3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu4
3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed",
            "binary_version": "3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-i18n",
            "binary_version": "3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-plugins",
            "binary_version": "3.8.0~beta1-1ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
sylpheed

Package

Name
sylpheed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sylpheed@3.8.0~beta1-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.8.0~beta1-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed",
            "binary_version": "3.8.0~beta1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-i18n",
            "binary_version": "3.8.0~beta1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sylpheed-plugins",
            "binary_version": "3.8.0~beta1-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517.json"