CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-17535

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

Published: Dec 14, 2017 | Modified: Dec 29, 2017
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

lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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.

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
Gjots2 Gjots2_project 2.4.1 (including) 2.4.1 (including)
Gjots2 Ubuntu artful *
Gjots2 Ubuntu bionic *
Gjots2 Ubuntu cosmic *
Gjots2 Ubuntu disco *
Gjots2 Ubuntu eoan *
Gjots2 Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Gjots2 Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Gjots2 Ubuntu kinetic *
Gjots2 Ubuntu lunar *
Gjots2 Ubuntu mantic *
Gjots2 Ubuntu trusty *
Gjots2 Ubuntu upstream *
Gjots2 Ubuntu xenial *
Gjots2 Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References