CVE-2016-10243
Published: 2 May 2017
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | texmf.cnf isn't shipped in texlive-bin package |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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texlive-base Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2016.20170123-3)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2016.20161130-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(2016.20170123-3)
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605 |
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texlive-bin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(code not packaged)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not packaged])
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not packaged)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(code not packaged)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |