CVE-2020-17353
First published: Wed Aug 05 2020(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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/lilypond | 2.19.81+really-2.18.2-13+deb10u1 2.22.0-10 2.24.1-2 | |
| LilyPond | <=2.20.0 | |
| LilyPond | >=2.21.0<=2.21.4 | |
| Red Hat Fedora | =31 | |
| Red Hat Fedora | =32 | |
| Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| openSUSE Backports | =15.0-sp2 | |
| SUSE Linux | =15.2 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T258547
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git;a=commit;h=b84ea4740f3279516905c5db05f4074e777c16ff
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257062
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score/2021_security_advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-17353
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00076.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QG2JUV4UTIA27JUE6IZLCEFP5PYSFPF4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W2JYMVLTPSNYS5F7TBHKIXUZZJIJAMRX/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4756
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lilypond.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b84ea4740f3279516905c5db05f4074e777c16ff
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QG2JUV4UTIA27JUE6IZLCEFP5PYSFPF4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W2JYMVLTPSNYS5F7TBHKIXUZZJIJAMRX/
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/remedy
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/event
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/lilypond
- canonical/lilypond
- version/lilypond/2.20.0
- version/lilypond/2.21.0
- version/lilypond/2.21.4
- vendor/fedoraproject
- canonical/red hat fedora
- version/red hat fedora/31
- version/red hat fedora/32
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian linux
- version/debian linux/10.0
- vendor/opensuse
- canonical/opensuse backports
- version/opensuse backports/15.0-sp2
- canonical/suse linux
- version/suse linux/15.2