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CVE-2011-1400
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.1%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- texcommon-shellescapecommands-ce(66249) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 43973 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/?op=comp&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404781&compare%5B%5D=%2Ftex-common%2Ftrunk%404812 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 46986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/tex-common/trunk/?op=log (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-1103-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-2198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0861 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 43816 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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