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CVE-2011-0433

Heap-based buffer overflow in the linetoken function in afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and p

Heap-based buffer overflow in the linetoken function in afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2642.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.01892
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

3
gnome evinceall versions
t1liball versions
tetexall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD19 Nov 2012 · 12:10 PM
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Vendor Advisories

5
usnUSN-1347-1
usnUSN-1335-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:0062Low
rhsaRHSA-2012:1201Low
rhsaRHSA-2012:0137Low
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48985
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-0433-evince-linetoken-buffer-overflow/
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640923
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679732
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