CVE catalog
CVE-2017-17514
nip2: CVE-2017-17514
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.69% · Oct 25, 2026
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
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nip2 | trixie | 8.9.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | nip2 | bookworm | 8.7.1-4 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nip2 | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nip2 | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [nip2]Affected
Details (2)
8.7.1-4· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · nip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · nip2 · debian · 12
8.7.1-4· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · nip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · nip2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed: