Description
Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.
Published: 2007-02-01
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 5.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0648 Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.
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Makeindex Makeindex
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:26:54.309Z

Reserved: 2007-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0650

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-01T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0650

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