CVE-2010-2642
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products 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.
Find out more about CVE-2010-2642 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of evince as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (tetex) | RHSA-2012:1201 | 2012-08-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (t1lib) | RHSA-2012:0062 | 2012-01-24 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (texlive) | RHSA-2012:0137 | 2012-02-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (evince) | RHSA-2011:0009 | 2011-01-06 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | evince | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tetex | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Evince development team for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jon Larimer of IBM X-Force as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation