CVE-2010-0739

N/A Unknown
Published: April 16, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39390
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39500
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572941
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11468
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39500
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.7%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

tug

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