PyPi: Rtv

CVE-2017-17516

Safety vulnerability ID: 67430

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Created at Dec 14, 2017 Updated at Apr 02, 2024

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Advisory

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.

Affected package

rtv

Latest version: 1.27.1

A simple terminal viewer for Reddit (Reddit Terminal Viewer)

Affected versions

Fixed versions

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

HIGH 8.8

CVSS v3 Details

HIGH 8.8

Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C): HIGH
Integrity Impact (I): HIGH
Availability Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2 Details

MEDIUM 6.8

Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (Au): NONE
Confidentiality Impact (C): PARTIAL
Integrity Impact (I): PARTIAL
Availability Impact (A): PARTIAL