CVE catalog
CVE-2011-1400
tex-common: CVE-2011-1400
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.06% · Oct 25, 2026
The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tex-common | sid | 6.21 | fixed |
| Debian | tex-common | forky | 6.21 | fixed |
| Debian | tex-common | trixie | 6.19 | fixed |
| Debian | tex-common | bookworm | 6.18 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tex-common | source | sid | 2.09 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tex-common | source | forky | 2.09 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tex-common | source | trixie | 2.09 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tex-common | source | bookworm | 2.09 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [tex-common]Fixed
Details (2)
6.18· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.09dsa · tex-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · tex-common · debian · 12
6.18· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.09dsa · tex-common · debian · bookworm; dsa · tex-common · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [tex-common]Fixed
Details (2)
6.19· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.09dsa · tex-common · debian · 13
6.19· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.09dsa · tex-common · debian · 13
Observed: