UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17535
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-17535
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:21.223277635Z
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

lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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
gjots2

Package

Name
gjots2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gjots2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gjots2",
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
gjots2

Package

Name
gjots2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gjots2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.1-2
2.4.1-3
2.4.1-4
2.4.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gjots2",
            "binary_version": "2.4.1-5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
gjots2

Package

Name
gjots2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gjots2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.9-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gjots2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.9-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
gjots2

Package

Name
gjots2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gjots2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.9-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gjots2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.9-0ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
gjots2

Package

Name
gjots2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gjots2?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.9-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gjots2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.9-0ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
gjots2

Package

Name
gjots2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gjots2?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.9-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gjots2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.9-0ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535.json"