CVE-2011-5244 — Off-by-one Error in Tetex
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
CNA7.6OSV7.6
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 19
Latest updateMay 17
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow 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, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2642 and CVE-2011-0433.
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-2jx2-275x-4xpq: Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse↗2022-05-17
OSV▶
CVE-2011-5244: Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse↗2012-11-19
CVEList▶
CVE-2011-5244: Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse↗2012-11-19