UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17532

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17532
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17532.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17532
Upstream
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 - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

examples/framework/news/news3.py in Kiwi 1.9.22 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 / kiwi

Package

Name
kiwi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kiwi@1.9.22-4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.22-3
1.9.22-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-kiwi",
            "binary_version": "1.9.22-4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / kiwi

Package

Name
kiwi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kiwi@1.9.22-4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.22-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-kiwi",
            "binary_version": "1.9.22-4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / kiwi

Package

Name
kiwi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kiwi@9.25.22-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

9.*

9.25.11-1ubuntu1
9.25.22-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-lib",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-live",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-oem-dump",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-oem-repart",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-overlay",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-verity",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-containers",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-core",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-tools",
            "binary_version": "9.25.22-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / kiwi

Package

Name
kiwi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kiwi@10.1.18-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

9.*

9.25.22-1ubuntu1

10.*

10.1.18-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-lib",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-live",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-oem-dump",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-oem-repart",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-overlay",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-dracut-verity",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-containers",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-core",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media",
            "binary_version": "10.1.18-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}