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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-8674 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:31.841Z
Reserved: 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-17513
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-14T16:29:00.293
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-17513
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