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BDU:2017-01834 (CVE-2016-10243)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2017-08-18 – Updated: 2021-03-23 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость пакета texlive-base дистрибутива системы компьютерной вёрстки TeX Live, позволяющая нарушителю выполнить произвольные команды

Summary

Уязвимость пакета texlive-base дистрибутива системы компьютерной вёрстки TeX Live связана с включением команды mpost в список команд, разрешённых для запуска из исходного кода TeX (команда mpost позволяет определить другие запускаемые программы). Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удалённо, выполнить произвольные команды в ходе компиляции документа в формате TeX путём включения команды mpost в shell_escape_commands конфигурационного файла texmf.cnf

Severity

7.5 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Authorization bypass

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-284 - Неправильный контроль доступа

Aliases

CVE-2016-10243, FEDORA-2017-A8ADD6C46C, FEDORA-2017-B72CAFA5B4, DSA-3803, BID, ID:96593

References

6 references

URL
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce
https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605

Impacted products

3 products from 3 vendors

Vendors

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, Fedora Project, TeX Users Group

Products

Debian GNU/Linux, Fedora, TeX Live

Versions

7 (Debian GNU/Linux), 25 (Fedora), - (TeX Live), 26 (Fedora), 8 (Debian GNU/Linux)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce

Credits

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  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
  "CVSS 3.0": null,
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, Fedora Project, TeX Users Group",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "7 (Debian GNU/Linux), 25 (Fedora), - (TeX Live), 26 (Fedora), 8 (Debian GNU/Linux)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "28.11.2016",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "23.03.2021",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "18.08.2017",
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  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2016-10243, FEDORA-2017-a8add6c46c, FEDORA-2017-b72cafa5b4, DSA-3803, BID ID:96593",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Debian GNU/Linux, Fedora, TeX Live",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": null,
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 texlive-base \u0434\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0431\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0451\u0440\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0438 TeX Live, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u044b",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430 (CWE-284)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 texlive-base \u0434\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0431\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0451\u0440\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0438 TeX Live \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u044b mpost \u0432 \u0441\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434, \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0435\u0448\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0438\u0437 \u0438\u0441\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430 TeX (\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430 mpost \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u044b). \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u044b \u0432 \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043b\u044f\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 \u0432 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435 TeX \u043f\u0443\u0442\u0451\u043c \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u044b mpost \u0432 shell_escape_commands \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u0430 texmf.cnf",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": "-",
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803\nhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1\nhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593\nhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce\nlists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/\nhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce\nlists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/\nhttps://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/\nhttps://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-284",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 7,5)"
}

CVE-2016-10243 (GCVE-0-2016-10243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:14

Summary

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

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-cowork…	x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&rev…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Date Public

2016-11-28 00:00

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      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T03:14:42.836Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
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        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2017-a8add6c46c",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
          },
          {
            "name": "GLSA-201709-07",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_GENTOO",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
          },
          {
            "name": "DSA-3803",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_DEBIAN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20170305 TeX Live: CVE-2016-10243: whitelists a insecure binary/utility to be run as external program",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
          },
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              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2017-b72cafa5b4",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
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