CVE-2016-10243 Command injection in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-10243 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-10243 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10243/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands in TeX Live by leveraging the mpost inclusion in shell_escape_commands configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10243?
CVE-2016-10243 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10243?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (29)
texlive-kastrup SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 2013.84.svn15878-21.3.1 |
texlive-koma-script SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 2013.84.3.11bsvn29774-21.3.1 |
texlive-kpathsea SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 2013.84.svn30218-21.3.1 |
texlive-specs-a openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.3.0_beta3svn33894-47.2 |
texlive-specs-b openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.svn19440-46.2 |
texlive-specs-c openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.svn15878-46.2 |
texlive-specs-d openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.2.1bsvn15878-45.2 |
texlive-specs-e openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.5svn55387-46.2 |
texlive-specs-f openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.5.7svn58590-46.2 |
texlive-specs-g openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.0svn54080-45.2 |
texlive-specs-h openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.0svn18115-46.3 |
texlive-specs-i openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.2.0bsvn56782-45.2 |
texlive-specs-j openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.6.0svn54732-45.2 |
texlive-specs-k openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.0fsvn22255-46.3 |
texlive-specs-l openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.2.2svn57773-45.2 |
texlive-specs-m openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.0.0.5.6svn53248-48.2 |
texlive-specs-n openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.187.svn55643-47.2 |
texlive-specs-o openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.5svn15878-45.2 |
texlive-specs-p openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.01svn41996-46.2 |
texlive-specs-q openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.0.0.1svn45601-47.3 |
texlive-specs-r openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.0.0.3.1svn55214-44.2 |
texlive-specs-s openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.0.0.3bsvn15878-45.2 |
texlive-specs-t openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.0.0.1svn15878-46.3 |
texlive-specs-u openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.2asvn15878-46.2 |
texlive-specs-v openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.0.0.1svn34495-50.3 |
texlive-specs-w openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.2svn54512-46.2 |
texlive-specs-x openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.3svn40772-45.2 |
texlive-specs-y openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.1.1svn48423-46.2 |
texlive-specs-z openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2021.186.17.7svn55862-45.3 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Tug Tex Live.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10243?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-10243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10243, DLA-847-1, DSA-3803-1, GHSA-7674-jxfw-vhf5, MGASA-2017-0127, SUSE-SU-2024:1203-1 and 28 more.