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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2642 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from redhat, from t1lib, from tug organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

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

References

http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html ([email protected])
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:016 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:017 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0193 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0194 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666318 Patch ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57 ([email protected])
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:016 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:017 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0193 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0194 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666318 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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