VDB-110690 · CVE-2017-17530 · GCVE-0-2017-17530

Geomview up to 1.9.4 URL common/help.c BROWSER injection ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Geomview up to 1.9.4. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file common/help.c of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation of the argument BROWSER as part of Environment Variable leads to injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-17530. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Geomview up to 1.9.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file common/help.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. CVE summarizes:

common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 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.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2017. The weakness was published 12/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at security-tracker.debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-17530 since 12/11/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading to version 1.9.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Geomview

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Geomview 1.9.5

Timelineinfo

12/11/2017 🔍
12/14/2017 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security-tracker.debian.org
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-17530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110690

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2017 19:58
Updated: 08/06/2024 01:26
Changes: 12/14/2017 19:58 (59), 12/15/2019 10:23 (1), 08/06/2024 01:26 (19)
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