CVE-2010-0829

Published: May 7, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple array index errors in set.c in dvipng 1.11 and 1.12, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed DVI file.

Affected (3)

Products: Jan Ake Larsson: Dvipng · Tug: Tetex

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Jan Ake Larsson Dvipng	Version 1.11
Jan Ake Larsson Dvipng	Version 1.12

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tug Tetex	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 (18)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041587.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/39914

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2048

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-936-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1219

Source: security@ubuntu.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=573999

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9718

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041587.html