high8.8
CVE-2017-17514
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers …
Impact
boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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 software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nip2 Project | Nip2 | Version 8.4.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |