{"cve":"CVE-2017-17512","nvd":{"published":"2017-12-11T06:29:00.270","modified":"2026-10-14T07:16:39.930","status":"Modified","description":"sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"references":["http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog","https://bugs.debian.org/881767","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html","https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/","https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071"],"products":["sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-17512","score":0.02355,"percentile":0.83618,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}