UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17526
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:16.644679468Z
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

Input.cc in Bernard Parisse Giac 1.2.3.57 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:18.04:LTS
giac

Package

Name
giac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giac?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.3.57+dfsg1-2build1
1.2.3.57+dfsg1-2build2
1.2.3.57+dfsg1-2build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgiac0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.3.57+dfsg1-2build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xcas",
            "binary_version": "1.2.3.57+dfsg1-2build3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
giac

Package

Name
giac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giac?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.9.69+dfsg1-2build1
1.5.0.85+dfsg1-2
1.5.0.85+dfsg1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgiac0",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0.85+dfsg1-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xcas",
            "binary_version": "1.5.0.85+dfsg1-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
giac

Package

Name
giac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giac?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.0.41+dfsg1-1
1.7.0.39+dfsg2-1build1
1.7.0.39+dfsg2-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgiac0",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0.39+dfsg2-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xcas",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0.39+dfsg2-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
giac

Package

Name
giac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giac?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.0.35+dfsg2-1.1
1.9.0.59+dfsg2-1
1.9.0.69+dfsg2-1
1.9.0.93+dfsg2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgiac0t64",
            "binary_version": "1.9.0.93+dfsg2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xcas",
            "binary_version": "1.9.0.93+dfsg2-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
giac

Package

Name
giac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giac?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgiac0t64",
            "binary_version": "1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xcas",
            "binary_version": "1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
giac

Package

Name
giac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giac?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build1
1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgiac0t64",
            "binary_version": "1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xcas",
            "binary_version": "1.9.0.93+dfsg2-3build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17526.json"