CVE-2016-10243

high-risk
Published 2017-05-02

TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.

Do I need to act?

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9.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Tex Live

Affected Vendors

Debian Tug Fedoraproject

References (16)

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Exploit https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
Patch https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Exploit https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07
Patch https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 12/34 · Low