boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 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 software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER environment variable
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.317Z
Reserved: 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-17514
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.317Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-12-14T16:29:00.370
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-17514
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