Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Informations
Name CVE-2015-8557 First vendor Publication 2016-01-08
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-07-01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 9
Base Score 9 Environmental Score 9
impact SubScore 6 Temporal Score 9
Exploitabality Sub Score 2.2
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None User Interaction None
Scope Changed Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8557

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-78 Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 10
Os 4

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-12-05 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201612-05.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-01-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3445.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-01-11 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_5f276780b6ce11e597315453ed2e2b49.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-01-08 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-2862-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-12-16 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2015-630.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-12-16 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-369.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
FULLDISC http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
MISC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_fon...
https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-in...
MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1

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