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CVE-2015-8557

Publication date 16 December 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.0 · Critical

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pygments 15.10 wily
Fixed 2.0.1+dfsg-1.1svn1.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 2.0.1+dfsg-1svn1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pygments

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.0 · Critical
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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2862-1
    • Pygments vulnerability
    • 7 January 2016

Other references