CVE-2017-17516

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    CVE-2017-17516

    Published: 14 Dec 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 8af18e8a14a7ad0889f4f3ec67fd8d835231ee45
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.19.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High