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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.
- Products
- abiword
- Affected versions
- 3.0.1-4build2, 3.0.1-4build3, 3.0.1-5, 3.0.1-6, 3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1, 3.0.2-10, 3.0.2-4, 3.0.2-4ubuntu1, 3.0.2-5, 3.0.2-6, 3.0.2-9build1, 3.0.5~dfsg-1, 3.0.5~dfsg-3.2, 3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build3, 3.0.5~dfsg-3.2build4, 3.0.6~dfsg-1, 3.0.6~dfsg-1build1, 3.0.7~dfsg-2, 3.0.7~dfsg-3, 3.0.7~dfsg-4, 3.0.8+ds-1, 3.0.8+ds-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-17529
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
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Complete source record
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