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uaTeX 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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3 | Release Notes |
| https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0 | Patch |
| https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html | Issue Tracking Mailing List Mitigation |
| https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3 | Release Notes |
| https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0 | Patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00032.html | |
| https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html | Issue Tracking Mailing List Mitigation |
| https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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| References | () https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/blob/b266ef076c96b382cd23a4c93204e247bb98626a/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/ChangeLog#L1-L3 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0 - Patch | |
| References | () https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html - Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Mitigation | |
| References | () https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html#luasocket - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2023-05-11 06:15
Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16
NVD link : CVE-2023-32668
Mitre link : CVE-2023-32668
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-32668
JSON object : View
CWE