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6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in teTeX (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file dvi2xx.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple buffer overflows in dvi2xx.c in dviljk in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI input file.
The bug was discovered 10/17/2007. The weakness was published 11/13/2007 by Bastien Roucaries (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5937 since 11/13/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28306 (Fedora 8 : tetex-3.0-44.3.fc8 (2007-3308)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38511) and Tenable (28306). Similar entries are available at 39649 and 39648.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 28306
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : tetex-3.0-44.3.fc8 (2007-3308)
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OpenVAS ID: 861288
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sources
Advisory: redhat.comResearcher: Bastien Roucaries
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5937 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38511
SecurityTracker: 1019058
Vulnerability Center: 16905 - teTex and Tex Live 2007 User Assisted Remote Code Execution via Crafted DVI Input File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26469 - teTeX DVI File Parsing Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27672 - teTeX Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 42239 - CVE-2007-5937 - Multiple Products - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-3896
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 07/31/2019 11:41
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (80), 07/31/2019 11:41 (6)
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