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tex-common — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1400

The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.

Products
tex-common
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.09
CVEs
CVE-2011-1400
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1400

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2011, 19:55 UTC

The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1400

tex-common

Fixed versions: 2.09

tex-common

Fixed versions: 2.09

tex-common

Fixed versions: 2.09

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1400",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418835,
  "published_at": "2011-03-25T19:55:01.607+00:00"
}