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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0715
EPSS Percentile
93.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
debian/debian_linux
8.0
fedoraproject/fedora
25
fedoraproject/fedora
26
tug/tex_live
Published
May 02, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026