Multiple buffer overflows in dvi2xx.c in dviljk in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to execute…

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in dvi2xx.c in dviljk in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI input file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27672 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27743 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 28412 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27686 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-554-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 26469 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• GLSA-200711-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 30168 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3896 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 27718 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200711-34 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368641 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27967 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-3390 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1019058 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 28107 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:230 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 20080212 FLEA-2008-0006-1 tetex tetex-dvips tetex-fonts (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:47 UTC.