Description
The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.
Published: 2011-03-25
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2198-1 tex-common security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1407 The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1103-1 tex-common vulnerability
History

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux Tex-common
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:40.722Z

Reserved: 2011-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1400

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-25T19:55:01.607

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1400

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1400 - Bugzilla

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