CVE-2007-5936

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

3.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

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-264

References (52)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423

Source: cve@mitre.org

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://osvdb.org/42238

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=368611

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

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.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423