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Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-17353

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the lilypond package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12lilypond2.20.0-2DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17353
Debian:13lilypond2.20.0-2DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17353
Debian:14lilypond2.20.0-2DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17353

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References