Red Hat Evince up to 2.32 Font Parser input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Red Hat Evince. This affects an unknown function of the component Font Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2640. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Red Hat Evince. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Font Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Array index error in the PK font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

The weakness was shared 01/07/2011 by Marc Deslauriers as Bug 666313 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-2640 since 07/06/2010. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75478 (openSUSE Security Update : evince (openSUSE-SU-2011:0045-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155508 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Evince (ELSA-2011-0009)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75478), SecurityFocus (BID 45678†), Secunia (SA42769†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024937†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28994†). The entries VDB-55957, VDB-55956 and VDB-55955 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 75478
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : evince (openSUSE-SU-2011:0045-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 862785
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for evince FEDORA-2011-0208
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: git.gnome.org

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07/06/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 666313
Researcher: Marc Deslauriers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55954

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SecurityFocus: 45678 - Evince Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42769 - Evince dvi-backend Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024937 - Evince Font Parsing Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 28994 - Evince 2.32 and Earlier Array Index Error in the PK Font Parser in DVI-Backend Component, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0029

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/11/2021 08:21
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (65), 03/13/2017 08:23 (19), 10/11/2021 08:18 (3), 10/11/2021 08:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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