CVE-2017-17523
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-17523
To remediate CVE-2017-17523, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/lilypond—upgrade to 2.18.2-12 or later
Is CVE-2017-17523 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.18.2-12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |