CVE-2010-1440

texlive: Integer overflow by processing special commands

Published May 7, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1468 Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-937-1 TeX Live vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:21 AM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 7, 2010, 6:24 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:18 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 3, 2010, 12:00 AM