UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8557

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8557

    Published: 16 Dec 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8557
    Aliases:
    USN-2862-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8557, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2862-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8557

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pygments

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    1.6+dfsg-1

    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