CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-17533

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

Published: Dec 14, 2017 | Modified: May 17, 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

default.tcl in Tkabber 1.1 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. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the attack cannot occur because of the argument-parsing behavior of the Tcl exec function

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
Tkabber Tkabber_project 1.1 (including) 1.1 (including)
Tkabber Ubuntu artful *
Tkabber Ubuntu bionic *
Tkabber Ubuntu cosmic *
Tkabber Ubuntu disco *
Tkabber Ubuntu eoan *
Tkabber Ubuntu groovy *
Tkabber Ubuntu hirsute *
Tkabber Ubuntu impish *
Tkabber Ubuntu kinetic *
Tkabber Ubuntu lunar *
Tkabber Ubuntu mantic *
Tkabber Ubuntu trusty *
Tkabber Ubuntu xenial *
Tkabber Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References