tex-common — security advisory
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
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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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:46.187593070Z",
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