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6 vulnerabilities found for luatex by luatex_project

FKIE_CVE-2023-32700

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-05-20 18:15 - Updated: 2025-01-31 16:15
Summary
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
luatex_project luatex *
miktex miktex *
tug tex_live *

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FKIE_CVE-2023-32668

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-05-11 06:15 - Updated: 2025-11-03 22:16
Summary
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
luatex_project luatex *
miktex miktex *
tug tex_live *

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CVE-2023-32700 (GCVE-0-2023-32700)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-31 15:30
VLAI?
Summary
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2023-32668 (GCVE-0-2023-32668)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:48
VLAI?
Summary
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2023-32700 (GCVE-0-2023-32700)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-05-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-31 15:30
VLAI?
Summary
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2023-32668 (GCVE-0-2023-32668)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-05-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:48
VLAI?
Summary
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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