| Name | CVE-2017-17529 |
| Description | af/util/xp/ut_go_file.cpp in AbiWord 3.0.2-2 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) |
| Debian Bugs | 884923 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| abiword (PTS) | jessie | 3.0.0-8 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 3.0.2-2+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 3.0.2-8 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 3.0.4~dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 3.0.5~dfsg-3.2 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.6~dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| abiword | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 884923 |
Notes
Non-issue, nothing exploitable, should be rejected