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CVE-2015-8557

python-pygments: Shell injection in FontManager._get_nix_font_path

Published Modified CWE 78
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.0CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.5CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Red Hat5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Amazon (high), Red Hat (medium), Ubuntu (medium).

Description

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
pip::GitHub Security Advisory pippygments2.1
amazon linux 1python26-pygments, python27-pygments1.4-4.12.amzn1
debian 11pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 12pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 13pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 14pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 7pygments1.5+dfsg-1+deb7u1
debian 8pygments2.0.1+dfsg-1.1+deb8u1
echopygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
Red Hatpython-pygments, python27-python-pygments, python33-python-pygments and 1 moreno fix listed
ubuntu 12.04pygments1.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
ubuntu 14.04pygments1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
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SourcePackageFixed in
pip::GitHub Security Advisory pippygments2.1
amazon linux 1python26-pygments1.4-4.12.amzn1
amazon linux 1python27-pygments1.4-4.12.amzn1
debian 11pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 12pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 13pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 14pygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
debian 7pygments1.5+dfsg-1+deb7u1
debian 8pygments2.0.1+dfsg-1.1+deb8u1
echopygments2.0.1+dfsg-2
Red Hatpython-pygmentsno fix listed
Red Hatpython27-python-pygmentsno fix listed
Red Hatpython33-python-pygmentsno fix listed
Red Hatrh-python34-python-pygmentsno fix listed
ubuntu 12.04pygments1.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
ubuntu 14.04pygments1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
ubuntu 14.04-ESMpygments1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
ubuntu 15.04pygments2.0.1+dfsg-1svn1.1
ubuntu 15.10pygments2.0.1+dfsg-1.1svn1.1

References

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