CVE-2015-8106

Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10...

7.8 HighFix available

Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the \keywords command in a crafted TeX file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.56%Down 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2015-8106
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-134
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-8106
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-7998 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-7998
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4764-m84f-xpjw 7.8

Format string vulnerability in the CmdKeywords function in funct1.c in latex2rtf before 2.3.10...

Record: GHSA-4764-m84f-xpjw
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-134
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2015-8106
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8106 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8106
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8106 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8106
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2015-0453 No score

Updated latex2rtf packages fix security vulnerability

A format string vulnerability was found in CmdKeywords function when processing \keywords command in tex file. When the user runs latex2rtf with malicious crafted tex file, an attacker can execute arbitrary code. The variable 'keywords' in the function CmdKeywords may hold a malicious input string, which can be used as a format argument of vsnprintf (CVE-2015-8106).

Record: MGASA-2015-0453
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`latex2rtf` Debian:12	before 2.3.10-1	2.3.10-1
`latex2rtf` Debian:13	before 2.3.10-1	2.3.10-1
`latex2rtf` Debian:14	before 2.3.10-1	2.3.10-1
`latex2rtf` Mageia:5	before 2.3.8-3.1.mga5	2.3.8-3.1.mga5
`latex2rtf` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.8-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8106 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Latex2rtf Project Latex2rtf, published November 19, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.56%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in latex2rtf 2.3.10-1.

References

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