UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17529
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:21.294331923Z
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 - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

af/util/xp/utgofile.cpp in AbiWord 3.0.2-2 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
abiword

Package

Name
abiword
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/abiword?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.1-4build2
3.0.1-4build3
3.0.1-5
3.0.1-6
3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
abiword

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.2-4
3.0.2-4ubuntu1
3.0.2-5
3.0.2-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abi-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
abiword

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.2-9build1
3.0.2-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abi-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-10"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
abiword

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.5~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abi-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
abiword

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.5~dfsg-3.2
3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build3
3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abi-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
abiword

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.6~dfsg-1
3.0.6~dfsg-1build1
3.0.7~dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.7~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.7~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.7~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abi-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.7~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.7~dfsg-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
abiword

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.7~dfsg-2
3.0.7~dfsg-3
3.0.7~dfsg-4
3.0.8+ds-1
3.0.8+ds-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8+ds-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-common",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8+ds-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "abiword-plugin-grammar",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8+ds-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-abi-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8+ds-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libabiword-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8+ds-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529.json"