CVE-2010-0739
Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that
02 Description
Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-04-16 18:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-02-26
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3a0daa70b2d85ff921fcb7416c2bd379680cdce1d5e5cf7159df620f4d32742b
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com39500http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39500
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201206-28http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11468https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11468
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2010:013http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2010:012http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-8273http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
- git.frugalware.orghttp://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572941
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-937-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
- secunia.com39390http://secunia.com/advisories/39390
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- texlive-bin Fixed in 2009-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- texlive-bin Fixed in 2009-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- texlive-bin Fixed in 2009-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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