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metview — security advisory
etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 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 third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product
- Products
- metview
- Affected versions
- 5.17.4-1, 5.18.0-1, 5.19.0-1, 5.19.1-1, 5.19.1-2, 5.19.1-3, 5.19.2-1, 5.20.0-1, 5.20.0-2, 5.21.1-1, 5.21.2-1, 5.22.0-1, 5.22.0-2, 5.23.0-1, 5.23.1-1, 5.25.0-1, 5.25.0-2, 5.25.1-1, 5.25.1-2, 5.26.1-1, 5.26.2-1, 5.26.2-2, 5.26.3-1, 5.26.3-2, 5.26.3-3, 5.26.3-4, 5.26.3-5, 5.26.3-6, 5.26.3-7, 5.27.0-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-17515
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 03:39 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 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 third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17515
metview
Fixed versions: Not specified
metview
Fixed versions: Not specified
metview
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-24T05:00:04.180563077Z",
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