#VU46148 Security restrictions bypass in LilyPond - CVE-2020-17353 

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#VU46148 Security restrictions bypass in LilyPond - CVE-2020-17353

Published: August 31, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46148
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17353
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LilyPond
Software vendor:
LilyPond

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions on on embedded-ps and embedded-svg, when  -dsafe is used. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PostScript file, pass it to the affected application, bypass imposed security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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