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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0096
pygments security update
14 January 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: pygments
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 7
Debian GNU/Linux 8
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-8557
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running pygments check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3445-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
January 13, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : pygments
CVE ID : CVE-2015-8557
Debian Bug : 802828
Javantea discovered that pygments, a generic syntax highlighter, is
prone to a shell injection vulnerability allowing a remote attacker to
execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a font name.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.5+dfsg-1+deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.1+dfsg-1.1+deb8u1.
For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.0.1+dfsg-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.1+dfsg-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your pygments packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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