CVE-2007-5936

Description

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

Category

3.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
http://secunia.com/advisories/27672 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/ vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/42238 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368611
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5936?
CVE-2007-5936 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5936?
To fix CVE-2007-5936, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5936 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5936 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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