CVE catalog
CVE-2017-17531
global: CVE-2017-17531
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
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 | global | sid | 6.6.14-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | global | forky | 6.6.14-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | global | trixie | 6.6.13-1 | fixed |
| Debian | global | bookworm | 6.6.9-1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | global | tumbleweed | 6.6.6-1.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | global | 16.04 | 5.7.1-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | global | source | sid | 6.6.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [884912] |
| Debian | global | source | forky | 6.6.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [884912] |
| Debian | global | source | trixie | 6.6.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [884912] |
| Debian | global | source | bookworm | 6.6.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [884912] |
| Opensuse | global | rpm | tumbleweed | 6.6.6-1.3 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10793-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [global]Fixed
Details (2)
6.6.9-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.6.1-1dsa · global · debian · bookworm; dsa · global · debian · 12
6.6.9-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.6.1-1dsa · global · debian · bookworm; dsa · global · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [global]Fixed
Details (2)
6.6.13-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.6.1-1dsa · global · debian · 13
6.6.13-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.6.1-1dsa · global · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10793-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17531]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17531]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10793-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17531]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]