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

CVE-2017-17524

Published

2017-12-14T16:29:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:44:32Z

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:Pro:16.04:LTS / swi-prolog

Package

Name: swi-prolog
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@7.2.3-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / swi-prolog

Package

Name: swi-prolog
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@7.6.4+dfsg-1build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / swi-prolog

Package

Name: swi-prolog
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/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"
        }
    ]
}

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"
        }
    ]
}

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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / swi-prolog

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

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"
        }
    ]
}