CVE-2011-5244 Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow remote att...
MediumCVSS 6.8
EPSS 3.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow 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, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2642 and CVE-2011-0433.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/evince(Debian:12) | < 2.32.0-1 | 2.32.0-1 |
| debian/evince(Debian:13) | < 2.32.0-1 | 2.32.0-1 |
| GNOME evince | All versions | No fix listed |
| t1lib | All versions | No fix listed |
| tetex | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-5244 vendor-advisory
- git.gnome.org
- git.gnome.org
- [oss-security] 20110304 Re: Re: CVE request: More Evince overflows mailing-list
- bugzilla.gnome.org
- evince-token-code-exec(80271) vdb-entry
- GLSA-201701-57 vendor-advisory