CVE-2010-2640
Array index error in the PK font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Array index error in the PK font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.93% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- redhat/evince
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
- http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42769Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42821Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42847Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666313Patch
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
- http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42769Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42821Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42847Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.