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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-17524 · published 14 December 2017

CVE-2017-17524: Swi-prolog injection vulnerability

Swi Prolog · Swi Prolog

library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.2% · top 32.2% CWE-74 · Injection
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17524 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17524 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-17524), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-08). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.