CVE catalog
CVE-2017-17516
rtv: CVE-2017-17516
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.23% · Oct 25, 2026
scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 1.19.0 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.
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 | rtv | bookworm | 1.27.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 18.04 | 1.17.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 18.04 | 1.19.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 18.04 | 1.20.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 18.04 | 1.21.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 20.04 | 1.27.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 22.04 | 1.27.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rtv | 24.04 | 1.27.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rtv | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [rtv]Affected
Details (2)
1.27.0+dfsg-2· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · rtv · debian · bookworm; dsa · rtv · debian · 12
1.27.0+dfsg-2· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · rtv · debian · bookworm; dsa · rtv · debian · 12
Observed: