CVE-2017-17514

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

• CWE-74
• CWE-74

• https://github.com/jcupitt/nip2/issues/70Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17514Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jcupitt/nip2/issues/70Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17514Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 14, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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