High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17511

Description

KildClient 3.1.0 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, related to prefs.c and worldgui.c.

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Affected products

Kildclient/Kildclientinferred3 versions
= 3.1.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: = 3.1.0
- cpe:2.3:a:kildclient:kildclient:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =3.1.0
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00013.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17511nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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