CVE-2017-17524
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 does not validate strings before launching the program...
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-2017-17524- 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
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-2017-17524- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8684 No score
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-2017-8684- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccjx-r2j4-h5rc
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 does not validate strings before launching the program...
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-ccjx-r2j4-h5rc- 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
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-2017-17524- 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-2017-17524
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-2017-17524- 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-2017-17524
library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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-2017-17524- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
swi-prologDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.0.4+dfsg-29.0.4+dfsg-39.0.4+dfsg-3.19.0.4+dfsg-3.1~exp19.0.4+dfsg-4 Show 5 moreShow less9.2.8+dfsg-19.2.8+dfsg-29.2.8+dfsg-39.2.9+dfsg-19.2.9+dfsg-1.1 |
None known |
swi-prologDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.2.9+dfsg-19.2.9+dfsg-1.1 |
None known |
swi-prologDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.2.9+dfsg-19.2.9+dfsg-1.1 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.0-27.2.0-37.2.3-2 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.4.2+dfsg-27.6.1+dfsg-27.6.1+dfsg-37.6.2+dfsg-17.6.4+dfsg-1build1 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.6.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu18.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu19.0.4+dfsg-3ubuntu19.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu39.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu4 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.0.4+dfsg-3.1ubuntu49.2.9+dfsg-1 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.2.9+dfsg-1.1build19.2.9+dfsg-1.1ubuntu19.2.9+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3 |
None known |
swi-prologUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.2.9+dfsg-19.2.9+dfsg-1.19.2.9+dfsg-1.1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-17524 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Swi-prolog, published December 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.