Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.091
EPSS Ranking 92.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.0
CVSS v2 Score 9.3
References
- 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
- 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
Products affected by CVE-2015-8557
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:pygments:pygments:2.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10