CVE-2015-8557

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 Critical 9
Description
The FontManager._get_nix_font_path function in formatters/img.py in Pygments 1.2.2 through 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font name.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-8557
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-01-08T20:59:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-07-01T01:29:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-78 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1
https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8557
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8557
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:40:38 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 07:50:46 2016-01-08T20:59Z 2016-01-08T20:59:02 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 07:50:46 2017-07-01T01:29:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 07:50:46 Modified Vulnerability Status updated