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CVE-2023-32700

Published: May 20, 2023Updated: Jan 31, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-77

Affected Products

n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
TeX LiveTeX Users Group
Mixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
tex users grouposs-projectDevTools & CIaka tug, tug.org
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
tug.org
https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
github.com
and 18 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 20, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 31, 2025

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