CVE-2017-17513
published 2017-12-14CVE-2017-17513: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote…
PriorityP339high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.28%
66.4th percentile
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.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | context | — | — |
| debian | texlive-base | — | — |
| debian | texlive-bin | — | — |
| tug | tex_live | <= 20170524 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8LOW
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua
vendor_redhat·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17513 [HIGH] CWE-20 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua
texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua
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.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of texlive as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.
Package: texlive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: texlive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: texlive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: texlive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Affe
Debian
CVE-2017-17513: context - TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17513 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17513: context - TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: open
sid: open
trixie: open
GHSA
GHSA-5fq9-qwgg-j7pg: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remo
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-17513 [HIGH] CWE-74 GHSA-5fq9-qwgg-j7pg: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remo
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-17513: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remo
osv·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17513 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17513: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remo
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17513 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua
bugzilla·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17513 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17513 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua
CVE-2017-17513 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua
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 texmf-dist/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua and
texmf-dist/tex/luatex/lualibs/lualibs-os.lua.
References:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513
Discussion:
Created texlive tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1526168]
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Statement:
This issue did not affect the versions of texlive as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17513 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17513 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17513 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-17513 texlive: Command injection in mswin/mtxrun.lua and lualibs/lualibs-os.lua [fedora-all]
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of fedora-all.
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NOTE: this issue affects mul
2017-12-14
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