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CVE-2016-10243
Published: May 2, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
FEDORA-2017-a8add6c46c
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201709-07
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3803
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
[oss-security] 20170305 TeX Live: CVE-2016-10243: whitelists a insecure binary/utility to be run as external program
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
96593
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
FEDORA-2017-b72cafa5b4
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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