| Name | CVE-2017-17532 |
| Description | examples/framework/news/news3.py in Kiwi 1.9.22 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 |
|---|
| kiwi (PTS) | bookworm | 9.24.56-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 10.1.18-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| kiwi | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://sources.debian.org/src/kiwi/1.9.22-4/examples/framework/news/news3.py/?hl=88#L88
Only in examples code, negligible impact