PT-2011-1033 · Tex Live+5 · Texlive-Dvips+16
Published
2011-01-07
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Updated
2022-05-23
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CVE-2011-1553
CVSS v2.0
7.6
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
texlive-debuginfo-2007 versions 2007
texlive-dviutils-2007 versions 2007
texlive-context-2007 versions 2007
texlive-utils-2007 versions 2007
texlive-2007 versions 2007
t1lib versions 5.1.2 and earlier
texlive-xetex-2007 versions 2007
texlive-dvips-2007 versions 2007
texlive-latex-2007 versions 2007
texlive-afm-2007 versions 2007
kpathsea-2007 versions 2007
kpathsea-devel-2007 versions 2007
texlive-east-asian-2007 versions 2007
mendexk-2.6e versions 2.6e
Description
The issue is related to multiple vulnerabilities in various packages of the texlive and t1lib software, which can lead to a disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. The vulnerabilities affect various operating systems, including CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities can cause a denial of service, such as an application crash, via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document.
Recommendations
For texlive-debuginfo-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-dviutils-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-context-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-utils-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For t1lib version 5.1.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 5.1.2.
For texlive-xetex-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-dvips-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-latex-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-afm-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For kpathsea-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For kpathsea-devel-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For texlive-east-asian-2007 version 2007, update to a newer version.
For mendexk-2.6e version 2.6e, update to a newer version.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the vulnerable functions until a patch is available. Restrict access to the vulnerable modules to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable parameters in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved.
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Red Hat
Suse
Kpathsea
Kpathsea-Devel
T1Lib
Tex Live
Texlive-Afm
Texlive-Context
Texlive-Debuginfo
Texlive-Dvips
Texlive-Dviutils
Texlive-East-Asian
Texlive-Latex
Texlive-Utils
Texlive-Xetex