CVE-2015-8557
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | 12.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 15.10 | 15.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 15.04 | 15.04.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.6 | 1.6.x |
| pygments / pygments | 2.0-rc1 | 2.0-rc1.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.3.1 | 1.3.1.x |
| pygments / pygments | 2.0.1 | 2.0.1.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.4 | 1.4.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.3 | 1.3.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.6-rc1 | 1.6-rc1.x |
| pygments / pygments | 2.0 | 2.0.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.5 | 1.5.x |
| pygments / pygments | 1.2.2 | 1.2.2.x |
Pygments
|
1.2.2 | 2.1 |
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1
- https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff
- https://github.com/pygments/pygments/commit/db6dd826f8624179e563aaded391efe824462f51
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pygments/PYSEC-2016-32.yaml
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
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