Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : tetex-bin, texlive-bin vulnerabilities (USN-554-1)

Bastien Roucaries discovered that dvips as included in tetex-bin and texlive-bin did not properly perform bounds checking. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted dvi file, dvips could be made to crash and execute code as the user invoking the program...

USN-554-1: teTeX and TeX Live vulnerabilities

Bastien Roucaries discovered that dvips as included in tetex-bin and texlive-bin did not properly perform bounds checking. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted dvi file, dvips could be made to crash and execute code as the user invoking the program...

Fedora 7 : tetex-3.0-40.3.fc7 (2007-3390)

fix t1lib flaw CVE-2007-4033 352271 - fix CVE-2007-4352 CVE-2007-5392 CVE-2007-5393, various xpdf flaws 345121 - xdvi won't segfault if DVI file contains character which is not present in font 243630 - fix dvips -z buffer overflow with long href CVE-2007-5935 368591 - fix insecure usage of...

Fedora 8 : tetex-3.0-44.3.fc8 (2007-3308)

fix t1lib flaw CVE-2007-4033 352271 - fix CVE-2007-4352 CVE-2007-5392 CVE-2007-5393, various xpdf flaws 345121 - fix dvips -z buffer overflow with long href CVE-2007-5935 368591 - fix insecure usage of temporary file in dviljk CVE-2007-5936 CVE-2007-5937 368611, 368641 Note that Tenable Network...

Fedora Core 6 : tetex-3.0-36.fc6 (2007-750)

fix dvips -z buffer overflow with long href 368591 - fix insecure usage of temporary file in dviljk 368611, 368641 - update License and BuildRoot tags - fix t1lib flaw CVE-2007-4033 352271 - fix CVE-2007-4352 CVE-2007-5392 CVE-2007-5393, various xpdf flaws 345121 - xdvi won't segfault if DVI file...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tetex (MDKSA-2007:230)

A flaw in the t1lib library where an attacker could create a malicious file that would cause tetex to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened CVE-2007-4033. Alin Rad Pop found several flaws in how PDF files are handled in tetex. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that woul...

GLSA-200711-26 : teTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities

"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200711-26 teTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities Joachim Schrod discovered several buffer overflow vulnerabilities and an insecure temporary file creation in the 'dvilj' application that is used by dvips to convert DVI files to printer...

teTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background teTeX is a complete TeX distribution for editing documents. Description Joachim Schrod discovered several buffer overflow vulnerabilities and an insecure temporary file creation in the "dvilj" application that is used by dvips to convert DVI files to printer formats CVE-2007-5937,...

CVE-2007-5936

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...

Code injection

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

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-2007-5936

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...

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936

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

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...

DEBIAN-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-2007-5936

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

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-2007-5936

CVE-2007-5936 affects dvips in teTeX and TeX Live (2007 and earlier). Local users could create certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which could then be read or modified in place, enabling information disclosure and data modification. The root cause is improper handling of ...

CVE-2007-5935

CVE-2007-5935 is a stack-based buffer overflow in dvips (teTeX/dvips) that affects teTeX/TeXlive 2007 and earlier. The overflow occurs in hpc.c when processing DVI files containing long href tags, allowing a user-assisted attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code. Connected advisories (RHSA-...

CVE-2007-5936

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...