Numeric Errors Affecting texlive-bin package, versions <2009-6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.77% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-TEXLIVEBIN-515547
  • published 7 May 2010
  • disclosed 7 May 2010

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 texlive-bin to version 2009-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream texlive-bin package and not the texlive-bin package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted virtual font (VF) file associated with a DVI file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low