CVE-2020-17353: Critical severity lilypond vulnerability

Published Aug 5, 2020
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Updated

scm/define-stencil-commands.scm in LilyPond through 2.20.0, and 2.21.x through 2.21.4, when -dsafe is used, lacks restrictions on embedded-ps and embedded-svg, as demonstrated by including dangerous PostScript code.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
debian/lilypond
2.19.81+really-2.18.2-13+deb10u12.22.0-102.24.1-2
lilypond lilypond<=2.20.0
lilypond lilypond>=2.21.0<=2.21.4
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
openSUSE Leap=15.2

Event History

Aug 5, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:55 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:55 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-17353?

CVE-2020-17353 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow execution of dangerous PostScript code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-17353?

To remediate CVE-2020-17353, it is recommended to upgrade LilyPond to versions 2.21.5 or higher.

3

Which versions of LilyPond are affected by CVE-2020-17353?

CVE-2020-17353 affects LilyPond versions up to 2.20.0 and 2.21.0 through 2.21.4.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-17353 classified as?

CVE-2020-17353 is classified as a code execution vulnerability due to insufficient restrictions on embedded PostScript and SVG.

5

In which systems can CVE-2020-17353 be found?

CVE-2020-17353 can be found in various operating systems including Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE that use the affected versions of LilyPond.

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