CVE-2010-0739

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2010-0739
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.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39390 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39500
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572941
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11468
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

07 Nov 2023, 02:05

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary 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. 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.

13 Feb 2023, 04:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0401', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0401', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0399', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0399', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0739', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0739', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
Summary CVE-2010-0739 tetex, texlive: Integer overflow by processing special commands 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.

02 Feb 2023, 17:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git;a=blob;f=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch', 'name': 'http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git;a=blob;f=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0399 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0739 -
  • (MISC) http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0401 -
Summary 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. CVE-2010-0739 tetex, texlive: Integer overflow by processing special commands
Information

Published : 2010-04-16 18:30

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03

NVD link : CVE-2010-0739

Mitre link : CVE-2010-0739

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-0739

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Products Affected

tug

  • tex_live
  • tetex
CWE
CWE-189

Numeric Errors