SB2016033103 - Fedora 24 update for latex2rtf
Published: March 31, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016033103
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Format string error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8106)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.