Name: CVE-2017-17523: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-17523, CWE-74, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.0209

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.

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	—	Upgrade lilypond	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 11, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Dec 11, 2017

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CVSS Details

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