CVE-2017-17518 Command injection in n/a
Attackers could inject arguments into the browser command via crafted URLs in older versions of White_dune, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- 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-2017-17518?
CVE-2017-17518 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, 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
swt/motif/browser.c in White_dune (aka whitedune) 0.30.10 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 issue is being disputed as not being a vulnerability because “the current version of white_dune (1.369 at https://wdune.ourproject.org/) do not use a "BROWSER environment variable". Instead, the "browser" variable is read from the $HOME/.dunerc file (or from the M$Windows registry). It is configurable in the "options" menu. The default is chosen in the ./configure script, which tests various programs, first tested is "xdg-open".
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include White Dune Project White Dune.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17518 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-2017-17518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17518, GHSA-mv62-mvf8-cmm2.