CVE-2011-1400

The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2011-03-25

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-16

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Tex-common (Debian)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/43816
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43973
• http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/?op=comp&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404781&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2…
• http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/tex-common/trunk/?op=log
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2198
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46986
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1103-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0731
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0861
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66249