CVE-2007-5936: Undefined Security Weakness

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...

CVE-2007-5935: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag...

CVE-2007-5935

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag...

CVE-2002-0836

The CVE-2002-0836 issue affects the tetex family (notably dvips in tetex-bin) where the kpathsea/library code calls system() insecurely. This enables remote command execution via crafted DVI/print jobs, potentially involving fonts. See related advisories (Debian DSA-207-1, RHSA-2002:195, etc.) de...

CVE-2002-0836

dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts...

CVE-2002-0836: Undefined Security Weakness

dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : teetx (MDKSA-2002:070)

A vulnerability was discovered in dvips by Olaf Kirch that would allow remote users with access to the printer to execute commands as the lp user through sending special print jobs to the printer. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this...

RHEL 2.1 : tetex (RHSA-2002:195)

Updated packages for dvips are available which fix a vulnerability allowing print users to execute arbitrary commands. Updated 13 Aug 2003 Added tetex-doc package that was originally left out of the errata. The dvips utility converts DVI format into PostScriptTM, and is used in Red Hat Linux as a...

DSA-207 tetex-bin - arbitrary command execution

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CVE-2002-0836

dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts...

dvips uses system() function insecurely thereby allowing arbitrary command execution

Overview A vulnerability in the dvips utility can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The dvips utility is used to convert DVI files to PostScriptTM. Typically the output is sent to the printer.RHSA-2002:194-18 states the vulnerability occurs...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update

Updated packages for dvips are available which fix a vulnerability allowing print users to execute arbitrary commands. Updated 13 Aug 2003 Added tetex-doc package that was originally left out of the errata. The dvips utility converts DVI format into PostScriptTM, and is used in Red Hat Linux as a...

CVE-2001-1002: Undefined Security Weakness

The default configuration of the DVI print filter dvips in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands...

Linux lpd DVI Print Filter (dvips) Remote Command Execution

The remote lpd server calls dvips in insecure mode. An attacker may use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands remotely on this host. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid11023; scriptversion "1.24"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2019/03/06 18:38:55";...

LPRng/rhs-printfilters - remote execution of commands

posted to vendor security ppl, no reply, no patch, so posting here. --begin forwarded message-- RedHat 7.0 possibly others If the lpd is listening on 0.0.0.0 and no access controls are in place, it is possible to execute commands as the lp user, assuming tetex-dvips is installed. From man dvips...