SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : texlive (SUSE-SU-2018:3122-1)

This update for texlive fixes the following issue : CVE-2018-17407: Prevent buffer overflow when handling of Type 1 fonts allowed arbitrary code execution when a malicious font was loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex bsc1109673. Note that Tenable Network...

Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability

Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability: A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allowed arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex CVE-2018-17407...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : texlive (SUSE-SU-2018:3033-1)

This update for texlive fixes the following issue : CVE-2018-17407: Prevent buffer overflow when handling of Type 1 fonts allowed arbitrary code execution when a malicious font was loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex bsc1109673 Note that Tenable Network...

CVE-2018-17407

An issue was discovered in t1checkunusualcharstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex...

Buffer overflow

An issue was discovered in t1checkunusualcharstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex...

CVE-2018-17407

An issue was discovered in t1checkunusualcharstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex...

CVE-2018-17407

An issue was discovered in t1checkunusualcharstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex...

CVE-2018-17407

Summary (CVE-2018-17407) : TeX Live before 2018-09-21 contains a buffer overflow in the Type 1 font handling code, specifically in the t1_check_unusual_charstring function within writet1.c. This vulnerability can allow arbitrary code execution if a malicious font is loaded by vulnerable tools (pd...

PT-2018-3468

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: TeX Live versions prior to 2018-09-21 Description: An issue in the t1 check unusual charstring function allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by tools such as pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex. The issue is related ...