Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201717530000
Revision Date
:
2017-12-14
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-17530 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-17530
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
The 'geomview' package in cosmic is affected and needs fixing.
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