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Debian: CVE-2017-17531: global -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-17531: global -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/14/2017
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

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)

  • debian-upgrade-global

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