Sylpheed libsylph/utils.c File Injection Vulnerability

Sylpheed is a lightweight email client using GTK+ Graphical Interface Creation Kit. A security vulnerability exists in the libsylph/utils.c file in Sylpheed 3.6 and earlier versions, which stems from the program failing to validate strings before starting the program. A remote attacker can exploi...

CVE-2017-17517

libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through 3.6 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...

CVE-2017-17517

libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through 3.6 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...

CVE-2017-17517

The CVE-2017-17517 entry affects Sylpheed (up to version 3.6) via the libsylph/utils.c path, where strings are not validated before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable. This root cause enables potential remote argument-injection attacks through a crafted URL, with ...