Description
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Published: 2017-12-11
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1209-1 sensible-utils security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4071-1 sensible-utils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8673 sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3584-1 sensible-utils vulnerability
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Sensible-utils Project Sensible-utils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T06:30:29.242Z

Reserved: 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17512

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-11T06:29:00.270

Modified: 2026-10-14T07:16:39.930

Link: CVE-2017-17512

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-74

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