Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename
Published Feb 1, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.07%
Description
Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this issue to be a security vulnerability. The user would have to voluntarily interact with the attack mechanism to exploit the flaw, and the result would be the ability to run code as themselves.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.07% (0.04072) | 90.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04043) | 89.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 5.27% (0.05266) | 89.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03902) | 87.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 72.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03902) | 87.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.46% (0.06459) | 93.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 6.46% (0.06459) | 92.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 13.91% (0.13910) | 94.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 12.19% (0.12192) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.78% (0.11781) | 94.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26982 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30168 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:109 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23872 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1706 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0650 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225491 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32284 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1036 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0650
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0650
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