CVE-2007-0650

Published Feb 1, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0648 Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:26 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 1, 2007, 7:28 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM