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CVE-2017-17523 Details

Description

lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/881767 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/884136 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5243/ CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://bugs.debian.org/881767 [email protected]Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/884136 [email protected]Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
lilypond lilypond
2.19.80

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:lilypond:lilypond:2.19.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17523
NVD Published Date:
Dec 11, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17523 Details - Not Deferred