Unvalidated String Launch Vulnerability in Metview 4.7.3

CVE-2017-17515 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 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. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product

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