CVE-2017-17521

Published: Dec 14, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

uiutil.c in FontForge through 20170731 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17534.

Affected (1)

Products: Fontforge: Fontforge

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fontforge Fontforge	Up to 20170731

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (2)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17521

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17521

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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