High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17519
CVE-2017-17519
Description
batteriesConfig.mlp in OCaml Batteries Included (aka ocaml-batteries) 2.6 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.
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Affected products
3- Range: <=2.6
- cpe:2.3:a:ocaml_batteries_project:ocaml_batteries:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17519nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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