critical9.0
CVE-2015-8557
Command Injection in Pygments
Impact
The 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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | Pygments | >= 1.2.2, < 2.1 | 2.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10 |
| Pygments | Pygments | Versions 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1
- https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fff8-4w9p-7v76
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8557
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pygments/PYSEC-2016-32.yaml
- https://github.com/pygments/pygments/commit/db6dd826f8624179e563aaded391efe824462f51