sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · sensible-utils_projectNVD modified 2026-10-14 07:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 11
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/s/sensible-utils/sensible-utils_0.0.11_changelog Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3584-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4071 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html