CVE-2017-17530 | BDVDB-2026-94128 Detail

Description#

common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 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: this is disputed by a third party because no untrusted input can be used for the injection

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17530
https://bugs.gentoo.org/650894#c2

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-12-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.