CVE-2017-17514 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching...

Vulnerability 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 a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

nip2 project

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Affected Software

nip2, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
8.4.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 14th, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.