CVE-2017-17519

NameCVE-2017-17519
DescriptionbatteriesConfig.mlp in OCaml Batteries Included (aka ocaml-batteries) 2.6 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.
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
ocaml-batteries (PTS)jessie2.2-1vulnerable
stretch2.4-1vulnerable
buster2.6.0-1vulnerable
bullseye3.1.0-2vulnerable
bookworm3.6.0-1vulnerable
sid, trixie3.7.2-1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ocaml-batteriessource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://sources.debian.org/src/ocaml-batteries/2.6.0-1/src/batteriesConfig.mlp/?hl=23#L23

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