VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17511

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.69%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-12-14

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

KildClient 3.1.0 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, related to prefs.c and worldgui.c.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-74

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory