CVE-2016-10243 (GCVE-0-2016-10243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:14
VLAI
Summary
TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.
CWE
  • n/a
References
Date Public
2016-11-28 00:00
Show details on NVD website

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T03:14:42.836Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2017-a8add6c46c",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
          },
          {
            "name": "GLSA-201709-07",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_GENTOO",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
          },
          {
            "name": "DSA-3803",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_DEBIAN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20170305 TeX Live: CVE-2016-10243: whitelists a insecure binary/utility to be run as external program",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
          },
          {
            "name": "96593",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2017-b72cafa5b4",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-11-28T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-09-18T09:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
        },
        {
          "name": "FEDORA-2017-a8add6c46c",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_FEDORA"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
        },
        {
          "name": "GLSA-201709-07",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_GENTOO"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
        },
        {
          "name": "DSA-3803",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_DEBIAN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
        },
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20170305 TeX Live: CVE-2016-10243: whitelists a insecure binary/utility to be run as external program",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
        },
        {
          "name": "96593",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
        },
        {
          "name": "FEDORA-2017-b72cafa5b4",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_FEDORA"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-10243",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2017-a8add6c46c",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
            },
            {
              "name": "GLSA-201709-07",
              "refsource": "GENTOO",
              "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
            },
            {
              "name": "DSA-3803",
              "refsource": "DEBIAN",
              "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
            },
            {
              "name": "[oss-security] 20170305 TeX Live: CVE-2016-10243: whitelists a insecure binary/utility to be run as external program",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
            },
            {
              "name": "96593",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2017-b72cafa5b4",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-10243",
    "datePublished": "2017-05-02T14:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2017-03-05T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T03:14:42.836Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-10243",
      "date": "2026-09-29",
      "epss": "0.07146",
      "percentile": "0.94064"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "16F59A04-14CF-49E2-9973-645477EA09DA",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "C11E6FB0-C8C0-4527-9AA0-CB9B316F8F43",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "772E9557-A371-4664-AE2D-4135AAEB89AA",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "6E4D8269-B407-4C24-AAB0-02F885C7D752",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "73A807CA-D232-4B2E-AA89-8A95D3D3066E",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file."
        },
        {
          "lang": "es",
          "value": "TeX Live permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos arbitrarios aprovechando la inclusi\u00f3n de mpost en shell_escape_commands en el archivo de configuraci\u00f3n texmf.cnf."
        }
      ],
      "id": "CVE-2016-10243",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T02:43:38.337",
      "metrics": {
        "cvssMetricV2": [
          {
            "acInsufInfo": true,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "cvssData": {
              "accessComplexity": "LOW",
              "accessVector": "NETWORK",
              "authentication": "NONE",
              "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
              "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
              "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
              "version": "2.0"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
            "impactScore": 6.4,
            "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
            "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
            "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary",
            "userInteractionRequired": false
          }
        ],
        "cvssMetricV30": [
          {
            "cvssData": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 9.8,
              "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
              "version": "3.0"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
            "impactScore": 5.9,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "published": "2017-05-02T14:59:00.283",
      "references": [
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Mailing List",
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Third Party Advisory",
            "VDB Entry"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit",
            "Technical Description",
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Patch",
            "Vendor Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Mailing List",
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Third Party Advisory",
            "VDB Entry"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit",
            "Technical Description",
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Patch",
            "Vendor Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
        }
      ],
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": [
        {
          "description": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CWE-20"
            }
          ],
          "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
          "type": "Primary"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "16F59A04-14CF-49E2-9973-645477EA09DA",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "C11E6FB0-C8C0-4527-9AA0-CB9B316F8F43",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "772E9557-A371-4664-AE2D-4135AAEB89AA",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "6E4D8269-B407-4C24-AAB0-02F885C7D752",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "73A807CA-D232-4B2E-AA89-8A95D3D3066E",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "TeX Live permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos arbitrarios aprovechando la inclusi\u00f3n de mpost en shell_escape_commands en el archivo de configuraci\u00f3n texmf.cnf."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2016-10243",
        "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": true,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "LOW",
                "accessVector": "NETWORK",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
              "impactScore": 6.4,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": false
            }
          ],
          "cvssMetricV30": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 9.8,
                "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                "version": "3.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 5.9,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2017-05-02T14:59:00.283",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory",
              "VDB Entry"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit",
              "Technical Description",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Patch",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Mailing List",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory",
              "VDB Entry"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit",
              "Technical Description",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Patch",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision\u0026revision=42605"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-20"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-05-13T01:23:12+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-10243",
      "id": "CVE-2016-10243",
      "initial_release_date": "2016-11-28T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "549",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "13",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "texlive: mpost allows to run non-whitelisted external programs",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-10243.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-01T02:06:01Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-10243",
      "id": "CVE-2016-10243",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T04:53:50Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "9286",
      "product_status:recommended": "218492",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-10243",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-10243.json",
      "version": "22"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.


Loading…