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CVE-2017-17516

Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks

8.8 High

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.

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

1.23%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2017-17516
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-74
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2017-17516
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2091 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2022-2091
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8 8.8

Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks

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.

Record
GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS: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 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2017-17516
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-17516 8.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17516
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8 8.8

Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks

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.

Record
GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS: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
OSVPYSEC-2026-914 8.8

Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks

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.

Record
PYSEC-2026-914
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17516 8.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17516
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rtv
PyPI
 through 1.19.0 None known
rtv
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.27.0+dfsg-2
 None known
rtv
PyPI
 through 1.19.0, plus listed versions
1.01.0.post11.0a21.0a31.0a4
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1.0a51.0a61.0a71.0a81.0a91.11.1.11.1.21.10.01.11.01.12.01.12.11.13.01.13.11.14.11.15.01.15.11.16.01.17.01.17.11.18.01.21.2.11.2.21.31.41.4.11.4.21.51.61.6.11.7.01.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.1
 None known
rtv
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.17.1+dfsg-11.19.0+dfsg-11.20.0+dfsg-11.21.0+dfsg-1
 None known
rtv
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.27.0+dfsg-1
 None known
rtv
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.27.0+dfsg-2
 None known
rtv
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.27.0+dfsg-2
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2017-17516 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Reddit Terminal Viewer Project Terminal Viewer, published December 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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