Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201717513000
Revision Date:2017-12-14Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-17513 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-17513
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The vulnerability of the 'context' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The 'texlive-base' package in bionic is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The vulnerability of the 'texlive-bin' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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