Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66249
- 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%2Ftrunk%404812
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46986
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0731
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/tex-common/trunk/?op=log
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1103-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2198
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0861
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43816
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66249
- 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%2Ftrunk%404812
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46986
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0731
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/tex-common/trunk/?op=log
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1103-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2198
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0861
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43816