SB2016041803 - Format string error in latex2rtf.sourceforge.net LaTeX2rtf
Published: April 18, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041803
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Format string error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8106)
CWE-ID: CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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.
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/