CVE-2010-0829

Description

Multiple array index errors in set.c in dvipng 1.11 and 1.12, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed DVI file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.75% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/39914 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1219 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041587.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9718 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2048 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=573999 patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-936-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0829?
CVE-2010-0829 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0829?
To fix CVE-2010-0829, 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-2010-0829 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0829 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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