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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2017-17513

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-14 Dec, 2017 | 16:29

Updated At-20 Apr, 2025 | 01:37

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

tug>>tex_live>>Versions up to 20170524(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-74	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory

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