PYSEC-2016-32

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    PYSEC-2016-32

    Published: 8 Jan 2016Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1, https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fff8-4w9p-7v76

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pygments

    Purl: pkg:pypi/pygments

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.2.2
    Fixed -2.1

    Affected versions

    1.2.2

    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
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