FKIE_CVE-2007-5935
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-13 22:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:47
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetex | tetex | * | |
| tug | texlive_2007 | * |
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