VDB
CVE-2016-10243
CVE-2016-10243
PUBLISHED
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
EPSS 10.59% · 93.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
10.59%
93.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | texlive-base | 0, 2013.20130722-1, 2013.20131010-2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | texlive-base | 0, 2015.20151116-1ubuntu1, 2015.20151225-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- May 2, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10243 third-party-advisory
- https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3401-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10243 third-party-advisory