library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 does not validate strings before launching the…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0122 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.3 | Vulnerable | Swi-prolog |
- cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17524
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccjx-r2j4-h5rc
References
More Swi-prolog vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-05053 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the canoniseFileName function in os/pl-os.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-05054 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the expand function in os/pl-glob.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-02549 The LZW decompressor in the LWZReadByte function in giftoppm.c in the David Koblas GIF… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-17524 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17524 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ccjx-r2j4-h5rc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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