CVE-2017-17512
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-17512- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-17512- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8673 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8673- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc69-2v7r-7r95
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fc69-2v7r-7r95- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-17512- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-17512
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17512- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17512
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17512- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3584-1 No score
sensible-utils vulnerability
Gabriel Corona discovered that sensible-utils incorrectly validated strings when launcher a browser with the sensible-browser tool. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted URL to conduct an argument injection attack and execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-3584-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sensible-utilsDebian:12 |
before 0.0.11 | 0.0.11 |
sensible-utilsDebian:13 |
before 0.0.11 | 0.0.11 |
sensible-utilsDebian:14 |
before 0.0.11 | 0.0.11 |
sensible-utilsDebian:7 |
before 0.0.7+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.0.7 |
0.0.7+deb7u1 |
sensible-utilsDebian:8 |
before 0.0.9+deb8u1, plus listed versions 0.0.9 |
0.0.9+deb8u1 |
sensible-utilsDebian:9 |
before 0.0.9+deb9u1, plus listed versions 0.0.9 |
0.0.9+deb9u1 |
sensible-utilsUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.0.9ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 0.0.9 |
0.0.9ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
sensible-utilsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.0.9ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 0.0.9 |
0.0.9ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-17512 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sensible-utils Project Sensible-utils, published December 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in sensible-utils 0.0.11.