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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-0739: TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-0739: TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/16/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-texlive-core

References

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