CVE-2015-8557
pygments - security update
9.0
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.4%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8557
To remediate CVE-2015-8557, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pygments—upgrade to 2.0.1+dfsg-2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.1+dfsg-1+deb6u11 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5+dfsg-1+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8557 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 7.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 2.0.1+dfsg-2
- from 0, < 1.3.1+dfsg-1+deb6u11
- from 0, < 1.5+dfsg-1+deb7u1
- >= 1.2.2, < 2.1
- >= 1.2.2, < 2.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |