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

CVE-2017-17518

CVE-2017-17518

Description

swt/motif/browser.c in White_dune (aka whitedune) 0.30.10 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: This issue is being disputed as not being a vulnerability because “the current version of white_dune (1.369 at https://wdune.ourproject.org/) do not use a "BROWSER environment variable". Instead, the "browser" variable is read from the $HOME/.dunerc file (or from the M$Windows registry). It is configurable in the "options" menu. The default is chosen in the ./configure script, which tests various programs, first tested is "xdg-open".

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Affected products

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  • White Dune/White Duneinferred3 versions
    = 0.30.10+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: = 0.30.10
    • cpe:2.3:a:white_dune_project:white_dune:0.30.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=0.30.10

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