CVE-2017-17512

sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.

• CWE-74

• http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.debian.org/881767Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.debian.org/881767Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 11, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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