Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2017-17523

lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.

  • Published: Dec 11, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2017-17523
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
lilypond / lilypond 2.19.80 2.19.80.x