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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-03-25T19:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2011-1400

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:07:00.757

Link: CVE-2011-1400

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2011-1400 - Bugzilla