CVE-2017-17515
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 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. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17515
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| debian | 10.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecmwf | metview | 4.7.3 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-74
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.