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USN-1103-1: tex-common vulnerability

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USN-1103-1: tex-common vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/25/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-tex-common

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