Vulnerability in Tug Tetex

CVE-2010-0739

Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NO…

EPSS: 0.077 (92.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0739?
CVE-2010-0739 is a vulnerability in Tug Tetex, classified under CWE-189. Published 2010-04-16.
Is CVE-2010-0739 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.