CVE-2016-10243
texlive-base - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-10243
To remediate CVE-2016-10243, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/texlive-base—upgrade to 2016.20161130-1 or later
- Debian/texlive-base—upgrade to 2012.20120611-5+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2014.20141024-2+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2019.20190605.51237-2 or later
Is CVE-2016-10243 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2016.20161130-1
- from 0, < 2012.20120611-5+deb7u1
- from 0, < 2014.20141024-2+deb8u1
- from 0, < 2019.20190605.51237-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |