Improper input validation in Tug Tex Live
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.071 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tug Tex Live
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 25, 26
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/ (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.tug.org/svn/texlive (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10243?
- CVE-2016-10243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tug Tex Live, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10243?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.