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. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39390 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39500 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11468 (signature, vdb-entry)
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.