SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-5935

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.95%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.95% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
tetex/tetex · tug/texlive 2007
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.