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…

published December 14, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
76.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01633 · 76.1th percentile
Published
2017-12-14T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 DEC 16:00Z
    default.tcl in Tkabber 1.1 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote…
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