DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17532

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17532
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17532.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17532
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:01Z
Modified
2025-10-27T08:15:29.271952Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

examples/framework/news/news3.py in Kiwi 1.9.22 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / kiwi

Package

Name
kiwi
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/kiwi?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.24.56-1
9.25.5-1
9.25.11-1
9.25.12-1
9.25.13-1
9.25.14-1
9.25.17-1
9.25.18-1
9.25.19-1
9.25.20-1
9.25.21-1
9.25.22-1

10.*

10.1.18-1
10.1.20-1
10.2.9-1
10.2.10-1
10.2.12-1
10.2.13-1
10.2.16-1
10.2.22-1
10.2.24-1
10.2.26-1
10.2.27-1
10.2.28-1
10.2.31-1
10.2.32-1
10.2.33-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / kiwi

Package

Name
kiwi
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/kiwi?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.8-1
1.9.8-2
1.9.8-3
1.9.8-4
1.9.8-5
1.9.8-6
1.9.8-7
1.9.9-1
1.9.9-2
1.9.13-1
1.9.13-2
1.9.13-3
1.9.13-4
1.9.15-1
1.9.16-1
1.9.19-1
1.9.19-2
1.9.21-1
1.9.22-1
1.9.22-2
1.9.22-3
1.9.22-4
1.9.22-4.1
1.9.22-4.2

9.*

9.24.12-1
9.24.19-1
9.24.20-1
9.24.27-1
9.24.29-1
9.24.30-1
9.24.31-1
9.24.32-1
9.24.35-1
9.24.36-1
9.24.39-1
9.24.43-1
9.24.44-1
9.24.45-1
9.24.48-1
9.24.49-1
9.24.51-1
9.24.54-1
9.24.56-1
9.25.5-1
9.25.11-1
9.25.12-1
9.25.13-1
9.25.14-1
9.25.17-1
9.25.18-1
9.25.19-1
9.25.20-1
9.25.21-1
9.25.22-1

10.*

10.1.18-1
10.1.20-1
10.2.9-1
10.2.10-1
10.2.12-1
10.2.13-1
10.2.16-1
10.2.22-1
10.2.24-1
10.2.26-1
10.2.27-1
10.2.28-1
10.2.31-1
10.2.32-1
10.2.33-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}