| Name | CVE-2017-17524 |
| Description | library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| swi-prolog (PTS) | buster | 8.0.2+dfsg-3+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 8.2.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 9.0.4+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 9.0.4+dfsg-4 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| swi-prolog | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://sources.debian.org/src/swi-prolog/7.2.3+dfsg-1/library/www_browser.pl/?hl=68#L68
In wheezy it is technically possible to trigger an argument injection
vulnerability however it is quoted in an unusual way which makes it highly
unlikely that it going to be.