CVE-2017-17522

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    CVE-2017-17522

    Published: 14 Dec 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 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. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that exploitation is impossible because the code relies on subprocess.Popen and the default shell=False setting

    References: https://bugs.python.org/issue32367, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102207, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17522

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v3.6.3
    v3.6.3rc1
    v3.6.2rc1
    v3.6.0rc1
    v3.6.0b4
    v3.6.0b3
    v3.6.0b1
    v3.6.0a3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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