CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-17523

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Dec 11, 2017 | Modified: Dec 29, 2017
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Lilypond Lilypond 2.19.80 (including) 2.19.80 (including)
Lilypond Ubuntu artful *
Lilypond Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Lilypond Ubuntu trusty *
Lilypond Ubuntu upstream *
Lilypond Ubuntu xenial *
Lilypond Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

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