CVE-2017-17521 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting FontForge through version 20170731, specifically within the uiutil.c component. It allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks by exploiting the program's failure to validate strings before launching the BROWSER environment variable with a crafted URL. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a critical risk with network access, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20170731CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fontforge:fontforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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