CVE-2007-5935

Published: Nov 13, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Affected (2)

Products: Tetex: Tetex · Tug: Texlive 2007

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tetex Tetex	All versions
Tug Texlive 2007	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (52)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27672

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27686

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27718

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27743

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27967

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28107

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28412

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30168

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081