CVE-2010-0827

Description

Integer overflow in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted virtual font (VF) file associated with a DVI file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.67% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/ChangeLog?view=log
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39971 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/ChangeLog?r1=18009&r2=18095
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0827
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10052 signature vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572914
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0827?
CVE-2010-0827 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0827?
To fix CVE-2010-0827, 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-2010-0827 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0827 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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