CVE-2010-2643

N/A Unknown

Published: January 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the TFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/42769

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42821

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42847

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42872

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/43068

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666321

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2