ubuntu-cve-2017-17529
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-12-14 16:29
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
Details
af/util/xp/ut_go_file.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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "af/util/xp/ut_go_file.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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17529",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:17Z",
"published": "2017-12-14T16:29:00Z",
"references": [
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17529"
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://sources.debian.org/src/abiword/3.0.2-5/src/af/util/xp/ut_go_file.cpp/#L1717"
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"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "negligible",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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"upstream": [
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]
}
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