CVE-2017-17523

8.8 HIGH
Published: December 11, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
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

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/881767
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/884136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5243/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugs.debian.org/881767
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/884136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5243/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

lilypond