cve-2002-0836
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2004-09-01 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 03:03
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts.
References
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