CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17523

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious arguments, potentially leading to unauthorized access or execution of harmful code.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of LilyPond and implement validation of environment variables before use.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS