CVE-2016-10243

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: May 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803