PT-2017-14828 · Sylpheed+2 · Sylpheed+2

Published 2017-10-25 · Updated 2017-12-29 · CVE-2017-17517

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sylpheed versions prior to 3.7

Description The issue is related to the BROWSER environment variable, where strings are not validated before launching the specified program. This could allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.7, update to version 3.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider validating strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2505

CVE-2017-17517

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Sylpheed

References · 8

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17517 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17517 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17517 · Vendor Advisory
• https://sources.debian.org/src/sylpheed/3.5.1-1/libsylph/utils.c/?hl=4292#L4292 · Note