CVE-2016-10243 | BDVDB-2026-85046 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
- 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%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.