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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2015.369
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-369-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pygments' package(s) announced via the DLA-369-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pygments' package(s) announced via the DLA-369-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that there was a shell injection vulnerability in pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python.

For Debian 6 Squeeze, this issue has been fixed in pygments version 1.3.1+dfsg-1+deb6u11.

Affected Software/OS:
'pygments' package(s) on Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8557
Debian Security Information: DSA-3445 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html
https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1
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