texlive: mpost allows to run non-whitelisted external programs
Published May 2, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.15%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 25
- 26
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
texlive
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
texlive
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | texlive | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | texlive | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.15% (0.07146) | 94.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.15% (0.07146) | 93.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 9.88% (0.09885) | 92.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 5.39% (0.05394) | 89.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 21, 2025 | 9.97% (0.09966) | 92.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02875) | 85.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.33% (0.06327) | 84.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02875) | 85.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00921) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00921) | 82.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00921) | 80.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00767) | 78.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10243 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429452 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10243
- https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10243
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.