VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17519

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.22%

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

batteriesConfig.mlp in OCaml Batteries Included (aka ocaml-batteries) 2.6 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.

Weakness classification

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Primary references

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