VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-2642
CVSS score7.6 HIGH
EPSS probability14.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-01-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
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