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CVE-2017-17514

High

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

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNip2
PublishedDec 14, 2017
First seenDec 14, 2017
Weakness typeCWE-74Injection

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nip2_project nip28.4.0—
debian debian_linux7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0—

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