CVE-2017-17513
Published: 14 December 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
context Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
texlive-base Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Needed
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Needed
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needed
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
mantic |
Needed
|
|
noble |
Needed
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
texlive-bin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community. |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://sources.debian.org/src/texlive-base/2017.20171128-1/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/lualibs/lualibs-os.lua/#L153
- https://sources.debian.org/src/texlive-bin/2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2/texk/texlive/linked_scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun/#L3004
- https://sources.debian.org/src/context/2017.05.15.20170613-2/texmf-dist/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua/?hl=3424#L3424
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17513
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian