CVE-2011-1400
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · CWE-16
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43816Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43973Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0731Advisory
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/?op=comp&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404781&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404812
- 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