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CVE-2010-2642 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Patch 
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Patch 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:016
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:016
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:017
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:017
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0193
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0193
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0194
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0194
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666318 Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666318 Patch 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2642
NVD Published Date:
01/07/2011
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE