Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.
Published: 2007-11-13
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 6.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5905 Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-554-1 teTeX and TeX Live vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tetex Tetex
Tug Texlive 2007
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.587Z

Reserved: 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5935

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-13T22:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5935

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5935 - Bugzilla

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