CVE-2017-17523
HIGHLilyPond 2.19.80 - Argument Injection via BROWSER Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/884136
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5243/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/881767
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0211
EPSS Percentile
79.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (1)
lilypond/lilypond
2.19.80
Published
Dec 11, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026