Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201605-9 ========================================= Severity: High Date : 2016-05-06 CVE-ID : CVE-2015-8106 Package : latex2rtf Type : arbitrary code execution Remote : Yes Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE Summary ======= The package latex2rtf before version 2.3.10-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 2.3.10-1. # pacman -Syu "latex2rtf>=2.3.10-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.3.10. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== A format string vulnerability was found in the CmdKeywords() function, where the user-controlled variable 'keywords' is passed as a format argument to vnsprintf(), when processing the \keywords command in a TeX file. Impact ====== An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host by supplying a crafted TeX file. References ========== http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/16/39 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8106