| Name | CVE-2015-8106 |
| Description | Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 805398 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| latex2rtf (PTS) | jessie | 2.3.8-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.3.10-1 | fixed |
| buster | 2.3.16-1 | fixed |
| bullseye, bookworm | 2.3.18a-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.3.18a-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| latex2rtf | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| latex2rtf | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| latex2rtf | source | (unstable) | 2.3.10-1 | unimportant | | 805398 |
Notes
[wheezy] - latex2rtf <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[squeeze] - latex2rtf <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
keywords command support introduced in http://sourceforge.net/p/latex2rtf/code/1152
http://sourceforge.net/p/latex2rtf/code/1152/tree//trunk/funct1.c?diff=50900fed34309d3c639c868f:1151
latex2rtf compiled with -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
Rendered non-exploitable by toolchain hardening