DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1400

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1400

    Published: 25 Mar 2011Last Modified: 14 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-1400

    Summary:

    Details: The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1400

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tex-common

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/tex-common?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.09

    Affected versions

    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