Don't take LaTex files from strangers

• Autores: Stephen Checkoway, Hovav Shacham, Eric Rescorla
• Localización: ;login:: the magazine of USENIX & SAGE, ISSN 1044-6397, Vol. 35, Nº. 4 (AGO), 2010, págs. 17-22
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Text, LaTeX, and BibTeX are a common method of collaboration for computer science professionals. It is widely assumed by users that LaTeX files are safe; that is, that no significant harm can come of running LaTeX on a arbitrary computer. Unfortunately, this is not the case. In this article we describe how to exploit LaTeX to built a virus that spreads between documents of the MiKTeX distribution on Windows XP as well as how to use malicious documents to steal data from Web-based LaTeX previewer services.