Arbitrary Command Execution via Font Name in Pygments

CVE-2015-8557 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The FontManager._get_nix_font_path function in formatters/img.py in Pygments 1.2.2 through 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font name.

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