Name: CVE-2017-17513: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-17513, CWE-74, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00508

TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, related to linked_scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun, texmf-dist/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua, and texmf-dist/tex/luatex/lualibs/lualibs-os.lua.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	No solution exists	May 15, 2025	May 15, 2025
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Dec 14, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Dec 14, 2017

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CVSS Details

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