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CVE-2018-17407

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CVSS 3.0
7.8 high
EPSS
2%p80
Published
()
Modified
Description

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.

Vendors
tugcanonicaldebian
Products
tex live, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Weakness
CWE-119
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.1%)

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