SB2016062804 - OS Command Injection in py-pygments (Alpine package)
Published: June 28, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062804
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8557)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fdcd5dc33d1e2d60c9ae85704971c3e9b7893d9b
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5ca8888a38bf0f21418ef9ffa1084917e3711b11
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5cbdb6d57c7bdb8a863bb82f4caeedefe4a09294
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=77c394877f06aa34a90863e93055d689aa1b1f9e