What is CVE-2017-17533?

CVE-2017-17533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tkabber Project, 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-2017-17533?

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

Vulnerability in Tkabber Project

CVE-2017-17533

default.tcl in Tkabber 1.1 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. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the attack cannot occur because of the argument-parsing behavior of the Tcl exec function

Published 2017-12-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tkabber Project — versions 1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17533 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17533?: CVE-2017-17533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tkabber Project, 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-2017-17533?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.