Description
Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published: 2010-04-16
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 7.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0765 Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-937-1 TeX Live vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tug Tetex Tex Live
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:59:39.028Z

Reserved: 2010-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0739

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-16T18:30:00.383

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0739

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-04-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0739 - Bugzilla

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