CVE-2009-2944

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    CVE-2009-2944

    Published: 31 Aug 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the teximg plugin in ikiwiki before 3.1415926 and 2.x before 2.53.4 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted TeX commands.

    References: http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index35h2, http://secunia.com/advisories/36516, http://secunia.com/advisories/36539, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1875, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2475, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36181, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2475, http://osvdb.org/57575, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52922

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High