CVE-2015-8557

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8557
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-08 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-01 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.2.2 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.3 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.3.1 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.4 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.5 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.6 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.6 rc1 All All
Application Pygments Pygments 2.0 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 2.0 rc1 All All
Application Pygments Pygments 2.0.1 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.2.2 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.3 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.3.1 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.4 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.5 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.6 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 1.6 rc1 All All
Application Pygments Pygments 2.0 All All All
Application Pygments Pygments 2.0 rc1 All All
Application Pygments Pygments 2.0.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request: Shell Injection in Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_path MLIST www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3445-1 pygments DEBIAN www.debian.org
Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_path Shell Injection ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Shell Injection in Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_path MLIST www.openwall.com
birkenfeld / pygments-main / Pull request #501: Fix Shell Injection in FontManager._get_nix_font_path — Bitbucket MISC bitbucket.org Vendor Advisory
USN-2862-1: Pygments vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Pygments: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201612-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Full Disclosure: Shell Injection in Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_path FULLDISC seclists.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - January 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671273 EulerOS Security Update for python-pygments (EulerOS-SA-2022-1185)
  • 673440 EulerOS Security Update for python-pygments (EulerOS-SA-2024-1162)
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