CVE-2011-1400

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66249

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0861

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0731

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1103-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46986

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2198

http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/tex-common/trunk/?op=log

http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/?op=comp&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404781&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404812

http://secunia.com/advisories/43973

http://secunia.com/advisories/43816

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3