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    CVE-2023-32700

    LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.

    Published:May 20, 2023
    Last Modified:Jan 31, 2025
    EPS:May 20, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00246
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Luatex Project
    Product
    Luatex
    Vendor
    Miktex
    Product
    Miktex
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel E4s
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Tus
    Vendor
    Tug
    Product
    Tex Live

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
    https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
    https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
    https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
    https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
    https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
    https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
    https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html

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