texlive: Buffer overflow flaw by processing virtual font files
Published May 7, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
Integer overflow in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted virtual font (VF) file associated with a DVI file.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 2009
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
tetex-0:1.0.7-67.19
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0399
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | tetex-0:1.0.7-67.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0399 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04439) | 91.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04439) | 90.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 4.51% (0.04513) | 88.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.67% (0.05669) | 89.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.59% (0.09589) | 88.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.67% (0.05669) | 89.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.27% (0.04271) | 88.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.77% (0.04766) | 92.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.77% (0.04766) | 91.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0827 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39971 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/ChangeLog?r1=18009&r2=18095 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/ChangeLog?view=log x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0827 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572914 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0827
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10052 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0827
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