High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17531
CVE-2017-17531
Description
gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 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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References
2- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-02nvd
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