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CVE-2017-17517

Published: 14 December 2017

libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through 3.6 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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sylpheed
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needed

xenial Needed

impish Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Needed

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needed

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Needed

lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needed)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H