UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17524
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T16:49:35.959902Z
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

library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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
swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@7.2.3-2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

7.*
7.2.0-2
7.2.0-3
7.2.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "7.2.3-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "7.2.3-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "7.2.3-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "7.2.3-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "7.2.3-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@7.6.4+dfsg-1build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

7.*
7.4.2+dfsg-2
7.6.1+dfsg-2
7.6.1+dfsg-3
7.6.2+dfsg-1
7.6.4+dfsg-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-bdb",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

7.*
7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-bdb",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1
8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-bdb",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-core",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-core-packages",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-full",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-test",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "8.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

9.*
9.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1
9.0.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1
9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu3
9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-bdb",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-core",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-core-packages",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-full",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-test",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@9.2.9+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

9.*
9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4
9.2.9+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-bdb",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-core",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-core-packages",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-full",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-test",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "9.2.9+dfsg-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524.json"