CVE-2011-0433
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the linetoken function in afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allows 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2642.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.32.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.32.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.32.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.32.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.32.0-1 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48985
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-0433-evince-linetoken-buffer-overflow/
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640923
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679732
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0433
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.