CVE-2017-17530

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    CVE-2017-17530

    Published: 14 Dec 2017Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 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: this is disputed by a third party because no untrusted input can be used for the injection

    References: https://bugs.gentoo.org/650894#c2, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17530

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    Introduced- None
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    Privileges Required
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