CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-17519

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Dec 14, 2017 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

batteriesConfig.mlp in OCaml Batteries Included (aka ocaml-batteries) 2.6 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.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ocaml_batteries Ocaml_batteries_project 2.6 (including) 2.6 (including)
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu artful *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu bionic *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu cosmic *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu devel *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu disco *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu eoan *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu esm-apps/noble *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu focal *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu groovy *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu hirsute *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu impish *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu jammy *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu kinetic *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu lunar *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu mantic *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu noble *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu oracular *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu trusty *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu upstream *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu xenial *
Ocaml-batteries Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References