CVE-2018-17407

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-09-23
CWE:
CWE-119
Bugzilla:
1632802: CVE-2018-17407 texlive: Buffer overflow in t1_check_unusual_charstring function in writet1.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.

Find out more about CVE-2018-17407 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 texlive Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 texlive Under investigation

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