Description
The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35816 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51795 ↗
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html ↗
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 ↗