{"cve":"CVE-2017-17516","nvd":{"published":"2017-12-14T16:29:00.480","modified":"2026-06-17T01:10:54.503","status":"Modified","description":"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.","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":["https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516"],"products":["reddit_terminal_viewer_project:reddit_terminal_viewer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-17516","score":0.0123,"percentile":0.68938,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8","summary":"Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks","modified":"2026-07-07T11:56:24.687529327Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"rtv","purl":"pkg:pypi/rtv","ranges":["<=1.19.0"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-914","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-914","summary":"Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks","modified":"2026-07-07T11:45:50.369322337Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"rtv","purl":"pkg:pypi/rtv","ranges":["<=1.19.0"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}