vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-17513): texlive-base vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 14, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 14, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-17513
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17513
- URL-https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513
- URL-https://sources.debian.org/src/context/2017.05.15.20170613-2/texmf-dist/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua/?hl=3424#L3424
- URL-https://sources.debian.org/src/texlive-base/2017.20171128-1/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/lualibs/lualibs-os.lua/#L153
- URL-https://sources.debian.org/src/texlive-bin/2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2/texk/texlive/linked_scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun/#L3004
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17513
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