Use After Free Affecting texlive-latex package, versions <0:2007-57.el6_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.42% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-TEXLIVELATEX-2054368
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 Mar 2011

Introduced: 28 Mar 2011

CVE-2011-1553  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 texlive-latex to version 0:2007-57.el6_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream texlive-latex package and not the texlive-latex package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document containing a crafted Type 1 font that triggers an invalid memory write, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0764.

CVSS Base Scores

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