High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17533
CVE-2017-17533
Description
default.tcl in Tkabber 1.1 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 attack cannot occur because of the argument-parsing behavior of the Tcl exec function
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References
1- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17533nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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