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.
2011-03-25T19:55:01.607
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.1 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.2 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.3 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.4 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.5 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.6 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.7 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.8 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.9 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.10 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.11 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.12 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.13 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.14 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.15 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.16 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.17 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.18 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.19 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.20 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.21 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.22 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.23 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.24 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.25 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.26 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.27 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.28 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.29 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.30 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.31 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.32 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.33 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.34 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.35 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.36 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.37 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.38 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.39 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.40 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.41 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.42 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.43 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 0.44 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.3 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.4 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.8 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.9 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.10 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.11 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.11.1 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.11.2 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.11.3 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.12 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.13 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.14 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.15 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.16 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.17 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.18 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.19 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 1.20 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.00 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.01 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.02 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.03 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.04 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.05 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.06 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.07 | Yes |
| Application | debian | tex-common | 2.08 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | * | Yes |