ID CVE-2010-0739
Summary Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 6.8 (as of 13-02-2023 - 04:16)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-189
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:14:15.964-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
description Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11468
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
version 30
redhat via4
rpms
  • tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-afm-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-debuginfo-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-doc-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-dvips-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-fonts-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-latex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-xdvi-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-afm-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-debuginfo-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-doc-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-dvips-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-fonts-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-latex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-xdvi-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-0:1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-afm-0:1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-debuginfo-0:1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-dvips-0:1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-fonts-0:1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-latex-0:1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-xdvi-0:1.0.7-67.19
refmap via4
bid 39500
confirm
fedora FEDORA-2010-8273
gentoo GLSA-201206-28
secunia 39390
suse
  • SUSE-SR:2010:012
  • SUSE-SR:2010:013
ubuntu USN-937-1
Last major update 13-02-2023 - 04:16
Published 16-04-2010 - 18:30
Last modified 13-02-2023 - 04:16
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