What is CVE-2017-17524?

CVE-2017-17524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swi-Prolog, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-17524?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Swi-Prolog

CVE-2017-17524

library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Swi-prolog — versions 7.2.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17524?: CVE-2017-17524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swi-Prolog, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-17524?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.