{"id":"CVE-2017-17516","aliases":["GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8","PYSEC-2026-914"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17516","summary":"Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks","details":"scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 1.19.0 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.","published":"2017-12-14T16:29:00.480Z","modified":"2026-07-08T11:35:40.770590Z","cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"rtv","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17516"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T11:35:40.770590Z"}}