CVE-2017-17527 Command injection in n/a
PasDoc may allow argument injection via the BROWSER environment variable, though maintainers state the vulnerable code is unused.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2017-17527?
CVE-2017-17527 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
delphi_gui/WWWBrowserRunnerDM.pas in PasDoc 0.14 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 has indicated that the code referencing the BROWSER environment variable is never used
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17527?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Pasdoc Project Pasdoc.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17527?
No fix published yet.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-17527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17527, GHSA-p8fj-5gxx-rfgh.