CVE-2016-10243
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-10243
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-02T14:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-19T01:36:55
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10243 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10243 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:29:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 16:34:26 | 2017-05-02T14:59Z | 2017-05-02T14:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 16:34:26 | 2017-09-19T01:36:55 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 16:34:26 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |