High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17512
CVE-2017-17512
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <0.0.11
- Range: <0.0.11
Patches
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References
5- bugs.debian.org/881767nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelognvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/nvd
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