CVE-2017-17513 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8