CVE-2015-8106
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Fedora Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Affected | — |
| 23 | Affected | — |
| 22 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.3.10-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.3.10-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.3.10-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.3.10-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.3.10-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| latex2rtf_project | latex2rtf | 2.3.8 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181276.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181677.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181725.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/16/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282492
- https://sourceforge.net/p/latex2rtf/code/1244/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8106
CWEs
CWE-134
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.