CVE-2017-17516: Injection Vulnerability

December 14, 2017 (updated December 29, 2017)

scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17516
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516

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