CVE-2020-17353 json
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-…
published 2020-08-05 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-9307
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- lilypond Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.20.0-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17353
- lilypond openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.23.3-1.3
- lilypond Package Hub 15 SP2 2.20.0-bp152.2.8.1
- lilypond Package Hub 15 SP2, openSUSE Leap 15.2 2.20.0-bp152.2.5.6
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11021-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1506-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1453-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-17353 updated cvss 7.1
lilypond: lacks of restrictions on embedded-ps and embedded-svg when -dsafe is used
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QG2JUV4UTIA27JUE6IZLCEFP5PYSFPF4/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W2JYMVLTPSNYS5F7TBHKIXUZZJIJAMRX/
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2020/dsa-4756
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00064.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00076.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- git.savannah.gnu.org /gitweb/?p=lilypond.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b84ea4740f3279516905c5db05f4074e777c16ff
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-17353
- NVD CVE-2020-17353
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