{"id":"CVE-2017-17512","title":"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,…","summary":"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,…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-74"],"vendor":"sensible-utils_project","product":"sensible-utils","affected":["sensible-utils < 0.0.11"],"patched":["sensible-utils 0.0.11"],"published":"2017-12-11","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:39.930","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17512","references":[{"url":"http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/881767","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/881767","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.02355,"epssPercentile":0.83457,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T07:21:04.798Z","slug":"CVE-2017-17512","body":"## Overview\n\nsensible-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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `sensible-utils < 0.0.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `sensible-utils 0.0.11`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}