Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017175140000000
Revision Date:2017-12-14Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-17514 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - untriaged.
Description:** DISPUTED ** boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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 indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-17514
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND nip2: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
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