Improper Input Validation Affecting texlive-bin package, versions <2019.20190605.51237-2
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.92% (84th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-TEXLIVEBIN-530646
- published 2 May 2017
- disclosed 2 May 2017
Introduced: 2 May 2017
CVE-2016-10243 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 texlive-bin to version 2019.20190605.51237-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream texlive-bin package and not the texlive-bin package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10243
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
- https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-10243
- 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/