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TI-2017-12808 Aliases CVE-2017-17531GHSA-rcpx-ppw8-36g7

gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 does not validate strings before launching the program…

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

gozilla.c in GNU GLOBAL 4.8.6 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 0.01228 69th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:global:4.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:global:4.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17531
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcpx-ppw8-36g7

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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