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 config file.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-05-02

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Tex Live (Tug)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZL…
• https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
• https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605