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CVE-2018-17407
An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tug | Tex Live | before 2018-09-21 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299
- https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299