nip2 up to 8.3.x URL boxes.c BROWSER injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in nip2 up to 8.3.x. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file boxes.c of the component URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument BROWSER as part of Environment Variable leads to injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-17514. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in nip2 up to 8.3.x. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file boxes.c of the component URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument BROWSER as part of a Environment Variable leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was published 12/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-17514 since 12/11/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: nip2 8.4.0

Timelineinfo

12/11/2017 🔍
12/14/2017 +3 days 🔍
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06/04/2024 +2364 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 70
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-17514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110675

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2017 19:55
Updated: 06/04/2024 21:38
Changes: 12/14/2017 19:55 (59), 01/18/2023 09:02 (4), 06/04/2024 21:38 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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