CVE-2017-17530

Name	CVE-2017-17530
Description	common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 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: this is disputed by a third party because no untrusted input can be used for the injection
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
geomview (PTS)	jessie	1.9.4-4.1	vulnerable
	stretch	1.9.5-1	vulnerable
	buster	1.9.5-2	vulnerable
	bullseye	1.9.5-3	vulnerable
	trixie, bookworm	1.9.5-4	vulnerable
	sid	1.9.5-4.1	vulnerable

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
geomview	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant

https://sources.debian.org/src/geomview/1.9.5-1/src/bin/geomview/common/help.c/?hl=51#L83