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 severity · published May 2, 2017

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

9.8

CVSS

7.1%

EPSS

On KEV

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 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.1% · higher than 94% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD

Fedora · Fedoraproject

25; 26 · source: NVD

Tex Live · Tug

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10243

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10243

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/

Exploit

https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/