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CVE-2017-17514 boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment…

Description

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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 this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
n/a Versions not published
debian_linux 10.0 No fix stated
nip2 8.4.0 No fix stated

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