ubuntu-cve-2017-17524
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-12-14 16:29
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17524",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:17Z",
"published": "2017-12-14T16:29:00Z",
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17524"
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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