CVE-2016-10243: Input Validation
First published: Tue May 02 2017(Updated: )
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =25 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =26 | |
| Tug Tex Live |
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Reference Links
- 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
- 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
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/event
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/7.0
- version/debian debian linux/8.0
- vendor/fedoraproject
- canonical/fedoraproject fedora
- version/fedoraproject fedora/25
- version/fedoraproject fedora/26
- vendor/tug
- canonical/tug tex live