CVE-2017-17531

Name	CVE-2017-17531
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	884912

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
global (PTS)	bullseye	6.6.5-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.6.9-1	fixed
	trixie	6.6.13-1	fixed
	forky, sid	6.6.14-1.1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
global	source	stretch	6.5.6-2+deb9u1
global	source	(unstable)	6.6.1-1	unimportant		884912

https://sources.debian.org/src/global/4.8.6-2/gozilla/gozilla.c/#L269