ubuntu-cve-2018-17407
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-09-23 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"binary_name": "libkpathsea6",
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},
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},
{
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}
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"2013.20130729.30972-2",
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"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
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{
"binary_name": "libkpathsea6",
"binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.1"
},
{
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"binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.1"
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"2017.20170613.44572-6build1",
"2017.20170613.44572-6ubuntu1",
"2017.20170613.44572-8build1"
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17407",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:44Z",
"published": "2018-09-23T00:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17407"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3788-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3788-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17407"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-3788-1",
"USN-3788-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2018-17407"
]
}
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