Description
An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.
Published: 2018-09-23
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-9161 An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3788-1 Tex Live vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3788-2 Tex Live-bin vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tug Tex Live
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:47:04.498Z

Reserved: 2018-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-17407

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-23T21:29:00.280

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:54:20.870

Link: CVE-2018-17407

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-17407 - Bugzilla

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