CVE-2017-17514
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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
02 Description
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-12-14 16:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 20:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-12-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 14ffa86327e4c7c04e9a1436b77cc32a266f61221d4119d7d34808f09399e228
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/jcupitt/nip2/issues/70
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17514
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nip2 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nip2 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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