CVE-2009-2944

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the teximg plugin in ikiwiki before 3.1415926 and 2.x before 2.53.4 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted TeX commands.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ikiwiki.info Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/57575	vdb entry
http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index35h2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36516	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36539	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1875	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36181	vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2475	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52922	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2944?: CVE-2009-2944 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2944?: To fix CVE-2009-2944, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2944 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2944 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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