CVE-2011-5244
First published: Mon Nov 19 2012(Updated: )
Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2642 and CVE-2011-0433.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Tetex Tetex | =3.0 | |
| GNOME evince | ||
| T1lib T1lib |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643882
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=439c5070022e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/21
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80271
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