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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-17531: GNU GLOBAL: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-17531: GNU GLOBAL: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/14/2017
Created
08/10/2020
Added
08/10/2020
Modified
08/10/2020

Description

gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-util-global

References

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