High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17515
CVE-2017-17515
Description
etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 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 third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product
Patches
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References
1- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17515nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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