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gjots2 — security advisory
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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.
- Products
- gjots2
- Affected versions
- 2.4.1-2, 2.4.1-3, 2.4.1-4, 2.4.1-5, 3.1.9-0ubuntu1, 3.1.9-0ubuntu2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-17535
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
lib/gui.py in Bob Hepple gjots2 2.4.1 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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17535
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Complete source record
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