CVE-2017-17518

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".
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:white_dune_project:white_dune:0.30.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:18

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References () https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17518 - Third Party Advisory () https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17518 - Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 02:41

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** 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".” 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".

Information

Published : 2017-12-14 16:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:18


NVD link : CVE-2017-17518

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17518

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17518


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Products Affected

white_dune_project

  • white_dune
CWE
CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')