8.8

CVE-2017-17517: sylpheed_project sylpheed

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17517DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17517
Published 14-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17517 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in sylpheed_project sylpheed. EPSS estimates a 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libsylph/utils.c in Sylpheed through 3.6 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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.22% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • sylpheedAll versions (No fix recorded)
Sylpheed_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sylpheedAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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