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CVE-2016-10243

TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf c…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.1%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • scumjr.github.io /2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQW · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • tug.org /svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201709-07 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3803 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96593 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KP · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred

Sources

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