VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2024-25262
texlive-bin commit c515e was discovered to contain heap buffer overflow via the function ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
texlive-bin commit c515e was discovered to contain heap buffer overflow via the function ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted TTF file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.90% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-bin/+bug/2047912
- https://tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/ttfdump/ChangeLog?revision=69605&view=co
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-bin/+bug/2047912
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00032.html
- https://tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/ttfdump/ChangeLog?revision=69605&view=co
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.