CVE-2017-17523 affects LilyPond versions up to 2.19.80, specifically the lilypond-invoke-editor component. It's a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allowing remote attackers to perform argument-injection attacks by manipulating the BROWSER environment variable with crafted URLs, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is critical, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat landscape despite its technical severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.19.80CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lilypond:lilypond:2.19.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.