CVE-2017-17527

8.8 HIGH

Published: December 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

delphi_gui/WWWBrowserRunnerDM.pas in PasDoc 0.14 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. NOTE: a software maintainer has indicated that the code referencing the BROWSER environment variable is never used

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17527

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17527

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.5%

68th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-74

Affected Vendors

debian pasdoc_project

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