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CVE-2007-0650 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided. Current DescriptionBuffer 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. Severity
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Denotes Vulnerable Software Quick InfoCVE Dictionary Entry:CVE-2007-0650 NVD Published Date: 02/01/2007 NVD Last Modified: 07/28/2017 Source: MITRE |