# CVE-2017-17513: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, related to linked_scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun, texmf-dist/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua, and texmf-dist/tex/luatex/lualibs/lualibs-os.lua.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17513

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