vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-17511): kildclient vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 14, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 14, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
KildClient 3.1.0 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, related to prefs.c and worldgui.c.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-kildclient
References
- CVE-2017-17511
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17511
- CWE-74
- URL-https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17511
- URL-https://sources.debian.org/src/kildclient/3.1.0-1/src/prefs.c/?hl=324#L324
- URL-https://sources.debian.org/src/kildclient/3.1.0-1/src/worldgui.c/?hl=1159#L1159
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17511
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