8.8high
CVE-2017-17516
Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks
Also known as GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8, PYSEC-2026-914
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 1.19.0 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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | rtv | <=1.19.0 | no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
- security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2017-17516 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17516 · advisory
- github.com /michael-lazar/rtv/issues/531 · web
- github.com /michael-lazar/rtv · package
- pypi.org /project/rtv · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-17516
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8
- NVD: CVE-2017-17516
- OSV: PYSEC-2026-914
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