VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10243
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.15% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · tug/tex live
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
- https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
- https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.