CVE-2017-17535
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 does not validate strings before launching the program...
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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-2017-17535- 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
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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-2017-17535- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8695 No score
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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-2017-8695- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmff-qfhq-37jm
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 does not validate strings before launching the program...
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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-fmff-qfhq-37jm- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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-2017-17535- 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 |
|---|---|---|
gjots2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.1-2 |
None known |
gjots2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.1-22.4.1-32.4.1-42.4.1-5 |
None known |
gjots2Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.9-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
gjots2Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.9-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
gjots2Ubuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.9-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
gjots2Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.9-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
gjots2Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.9-0ubuntu2 |
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-2017-17535 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gjots2 Project Gjots2, 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.