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Unscored CVE-2017-17525 EUVD-2017-8685GHSA-vph5-qjmh-pfmx

guiclient/guiclient.cpp in xTuple PostBooks 4.7.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environme…

Published Dec 14, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

guiclient/guiclient.cpp in xTuple PostBooks 4.7.0 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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS postbooks No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS postbooks No fix yet —

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