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CESA-2007:1028: tetex security update

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CESA-2007:1028: tetex security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/07/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/12/2010
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Updated tetex packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

TeTeX is an implementation of TeX. TeX takes a text file and a set of formatting commands as input, and creates a typesetter-independent DeVice Independent (dvi) file as output. Alin Rad Pop discovered a flaw in the handling of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause TeTeX to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2007-5393) Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-tetex
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-afm
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-doc
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-dvilj
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-dvips
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-fonts
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-latex
  • centos-upgrade-tetex-xdvi

References

  • https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2007-5393
  • 26367
  • CESA-2007:1028
  • CVE - 2007-5393
  • DSA-1408
  • DSA-1480
  • DSA-1509
  • DSA-1537
  • OVAL9839
  • RHSA-2007:1021
  • RHSA-2007:1022
  • RHSA-2007:1023
  • RHSA-2007:1024
  • RHSA-2007:1025
  • RHSA-2007:1026
  • RHSA-2007:1027
  • RHSA-2007:1028
  • RHSA-2007:1029
  • RHSA-2007:1030
  • RHSA-2007:1031
  • RHSA-2007:1051
  • SUSE-SA:2007:060
  • 38304
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