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FKIE_CVE-2011-0433

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-19 12:10 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:27
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the linetoken function in afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2642.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnome evince -
t1lib t1lib *
tetex tetex 3.0

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      "value": "Un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica (\u0027heap\u0027) en la funci\u00f3n linetoken en afmparse.c en t1lib, tal y como se utiliza en teTeX v3.0.x, GNOME Evince, y posiblemente otros productos, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda de la aplicaci\u00f3n) y posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un archivo que contiene un DVI que contiene un archivo Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) hecho a mano. Se trata de una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2010-2642.\r\n"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:27:20.763",
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