CVE-2017-17515 Command injection in n/a
Metview may allow argument injection via the BROWSER environment variable, though this feature is reportedly disabled in shipped products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-17515?
CVE-2017-17515 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 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. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17515?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Ecmwf Metview.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-17515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17515, GHSA-r9gq-38jp-7grq.