Description
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1209-1 | sensible-utils security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4071-1 | sensible-utils security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-8673 | sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3584-1 | sensible-utils vulnerability |
References
History
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T06:30:29.242Z
Reserved: 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-17512
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-11T06:29:00.270
Modified: 2026-10-14T07:16:39.930
Link: CVE-2017-17512
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN