High severity · published Dec 14, 2017
CVE-2017-17524
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers…
8.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SW
Swi-prolog · Swi-prolog
7.2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17524
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17524
Issue Tracking
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17524
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