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.
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 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2023-05-11T00:00:00
Updated: 2023-05-20T00:00:00
Reserved: 2023-05-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2023-32668
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-05-11T06:15:10.000
Modified: 2023-05-23T17:31:45.217
Link: CVE-2023-32668
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Redhat Information
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CWE