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CVE-2015-8557
N/ADescription
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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A
Published1/8/2016
Last Modified4/12/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
canonical:ubuntu_linuxpygments:pygments
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-78
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html(cve@mitre.org)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1(cve@mitre.org)
https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff(cve@mitre.org)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05(cve@mitre.org)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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