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.
Published: 2017-05-02
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 9.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-847-1 texlive-base security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3803-1 texlive-base security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1428 TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3401-1 TeX Live vulnerability
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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Tug Tex Live
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.836Z

Reserved: 2017-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10243

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-02T14:59:00.283

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10243

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-11-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10243 - Bugzilla

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