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CVE-2018-10992

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CVE-2018-10992 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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, because the GNU Guile code uses the system Scheme procedure instead of the system* Scheme procedure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-17523.. EPSS estimates a 1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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, because the GNU Guile code uses the system Scheme procedure instead of the system* Scheme procedure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-17523.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.50%

71.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LilypondLilypond2.19.80

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-10992?
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, because the GNU Guile code uses the system Scheme procedure instead of the system* Scheme procedure. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-17523.
How severe is CVE-2018-10992?
Severity scoring for CVE-2018-10992 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10992?
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Source: NVD / NIST