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      "value": "** DISPUTED ** Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 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 software maintainer indicates that exploitation is impossible because the code relies on subprocess.Popen and the default shell=False setting."
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      "value": "** EN DISPUTA ** Lib/webbrowser.py en Python hasta la versi\u00f3n 3.6.3 no valida las cadenas antes de iniciar el programa especificado por la variable de entorno BROWSER. Esto podr\u00eda permitir que atacantes remotos lleven a cabo ataques de inyecci\u00f3n de argumentos mediante una URL manipulada. NOTA: el mantenedor del software indica que es imposible la explotaci\u00f3n de esta vulnerabilidad debido a que el c\u00f3digo conf\u00eda en subprocess.Popen y el ajuste por defecto shell=False."
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