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
Published: 2017-12-14
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Debian Debian Linux
Nip2 Project Nip2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.317Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-17514

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.317Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-12-14T16:29:00.370

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-17514

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