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CVE-2010-2642


Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.


Published

2011-01-07T19:00:17.313

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application redhat evince ≤ 2.32 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.1 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.2 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.3 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.4 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.5 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.6 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.7 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.8 Yes
Application redhat evince 0.9 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.19 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.20 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.21 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.22 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.23 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.24 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.25 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.26 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.27 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.28 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.29 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.29.92 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.30 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.30.2 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.30.3 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.1 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.2 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.4 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.4.1 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.6 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.6.1 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.90 Yes
Application redhat evince 2.31.92 Yes
Application t1lib t1lib 5.1.2 Yes
Application tug tetex 3.0 Yes

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