CVE-2018-17407 (GCVE-0-2018-17407)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:47
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit… x_refsource_MISC
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce… x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Date Public
2018-09-23 00:00
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