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CVE-2007-5935

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to ex

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.0635
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

2
tetexall versions
tug texlive 2007all versions

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD13 Nov 2007 · 10:46 PM

Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2010:0401Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2010:0399Moderate
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