CVE-2015-8557
Published: 16 December 2015
The FontManager._get_nix_font_path function in formatters/img.py in Pygments 1.2.2 through 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font name.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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pygments Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(1.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1)
|
trusty |
Released
(1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
vivid |
Released
(2.0.1+dfsg-1svn1.1)
|
|
wily |
Released
(2.0.1+dfsg-1.1svn1.1)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/commits/0036ab1c99e256298094505e5e92f |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.0 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |