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CVE-2018-17407

Status Candidate

Overview

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.

Related Files

Red Hat Security Advisory 2020-1036-01
Posted Apr 1, 2020
Authored by Red Hat | Site access.redhat.com

Red Hat Security Advisory 2020-1036-01 - The texlive packages contain TeXLive, an implementation of TeX for Linux or UNIX systems. Issues addressed include a buffer overflow vulnerability.

tags | advisory, overflow
systems | linux, redhat, unix
advisories | CVE-2018-17407
SHA-256 | 5a49bc0191d2732aad71890cbff28fb83703abc9088043f64a54602325722dd3
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3788-2
Posted Oct 23, 2018
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3788-2 - USN-3788-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tex Live. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10 It was discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2018-17407
SHA-256 | 2d47b8bdf8609bcc81a667f1522f2669d082a623dae2f92d06e0b23cbe237c2e
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3788-1
Posted Oct 11, 2018
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3788-1 - Jakub Wilk discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

tags | advisory, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2015-5700, CVE-2018-17407
SHA-256 | cb209c1a50a7e5f25734ea9e5ac9a9313efb258486747903b4044d1baaa6c58e
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