TI-2017-12807 Aliases CVE-2017-17530 GHSA-3xcx-p95j-x95x

common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 does not validate strings before launching the program…

MEDIUM 41CWE-74Published 2017-12-14 · Updated 2024-08-05

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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

common/help.c in Geomview 1.9.5 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. NOTE: this is disputed by a third party because no untrusted input can be used for the injection

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01495 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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:geomview:geomview:1.9.5:::::::*	1.9.5	Vulnerable	Geomview

cpe:2.3:a:geomview:geomview:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·Geomview

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17530
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3xcx-p95j-x95x

References

Exploit 1

https://bugs.gentoo.org/650894#c2

Advisory 1

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17530

Sources

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