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CVE-2017-17521

 

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

uiutil.c in FontForge through 20170731 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17534.

uiutil.c en FontForge hasta la versión 20170731 no valida cadenas antes de iniciar el programa especificado por la variable de entorno BROWSER. Esto podría permitir que atacantes remotos lleven a cabo ataques de inyección de argumentos mediante una URL manipulada. Esta vulnerabilidad es diferente de CVE-2017-17534.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-12-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-12-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-26 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17521 Issue Tracking
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Fontforge
Search vendor "Fontforge"
 Fontforge
Search vendor "Fontforge" for product "Fontforge"
 <= 20170731
Search vendor "Fontforge" for product "Fontforge" and version " <= 20170731"
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Affected