CVE-2017-17516

high

Published 2022-05-14 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

6.8

VIR risk

8.8

Description

scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 1.19.0 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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	affected
debian	bullseye	affected

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	rtv	`<=1.19.0`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
reddit_terminal_viewer_project	reddit_terminal_viewer	`1.19.0`

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17516
https://github.com/michael-lazar/rtv/issues/531
https://github.com/michael-lazar/rtv
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516

CWEs

CWE-74

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.