CVE-2017-17525

NameCVE-2017-17525
Descriptionguiclient/guiclient.cpp in xTuple PostBooks 4.7.0 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.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
postbooks (PTS)buster4.11.3-2vulnerable (unimportant)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
postbookssource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://sources.debian.org/src/postbooks/4.7.0-3/guiclient/guiclient.cpp/?hl=1610#L1610

Search for package or bug name: Reporting problems