CVE-2015-8557

Advisory

Pygments 2.1 includes a fix for CVE-2015-8557: 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.

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Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8557
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1
• https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05