CVE-2015-8106
published 2016-04-18CVE-2015-8106: Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format…
PriorityP344high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.56%
88.0th percentile
Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | latex2rtf | < latex2rtf 2.3.10-1 (bookworm) | latex2rtf 2.3.10-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| latex2rtf | latex2rtf | >= 0 < 2.3.10-1 | 2.3.10-1 |
| latex2rtf | latex2rtf | >= 0 < 2.3.10-1 | 2.3.10-1 |
| latex2rtf | latex2rtf | >= 0 < 2.3.10-1 | 2.3.10-1 |
| latex2rtf | latex2rtf | >= 0 < 2.3.10-1 | 2.3.10-1 |
| latex2rtf_project | latex2rtf | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
Debian
CVE-2015-8106: latex2rtf - Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8106 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8106: latex2rtf - Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf...
Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.3.10-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.3.10-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.3.10-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.3.10-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.3.10-1)
GHSA
GHSA-4764-m84f-xpjw: Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-8106 [HIGH] CWE-134 GHSA-4764-m84f-xpjw: Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1
Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file.
OSV
CVE-2015-8106: Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1
osv·2016-04-18·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8106 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8106: Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1
Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-11-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8106 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords [epel-all]
bugzilla·2015-11-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8106 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords [epel-all]
CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versio
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords
bugzilla·2015-11-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8106 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords
CVE-2015-8106 latex2rtf: Format string vulnerability in CmdKeywords
A format string vulnerability was found in CmdKeywords function when processing \keywords command in tex file. When the user runs latex2rtf with malicious crafted tex file, an attacker can execute arbitrary code. The variable `keywords' in the function CmdKeywords may hold a malicious input string, which can be used as a format argument of vsnprintf.
Vulnerable code:
1789 char *keywords = getBraceParam();
...
1798 fprintRTF(keywords);
...
858 void fprintRTF(char *format, ...){
...
873 vsnprintf(buffer, 1024, format, apf);
...
Public disclosure (includes reproducer and suggested fix):
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/283
Discussion:
Created latex2rtf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1282493
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181276.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181677.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181725.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/16/3https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282492https://sourceforge.net/p/latex2rtf/code/1244/http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181276.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181677.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181725.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/16/3https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282492https://sourceforge.net/p/latex2rtf/code/1244/
2016-04-18
Published