t1lib: Heap-based buffer overflow DVI file AFM font parser
Published Nov 19, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.21%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the linetoken function in afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2642.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tetex-0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1201
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
t1lib-0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
texlive-0:2007-57.el6_2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0137
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tetex
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
evince
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
evince
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tetex-0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1201 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | t1lib-0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | texlive-0:2007-57.el6_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0137 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tetex | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | evince | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | evince | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of evince as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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 (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04210) | 90.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04210) | 89.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.42% (0.02421) | 83.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.75% (0.03747) | 79.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.65% (0.02650) | 84.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.72% (0.03724) | 92.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 3.72% (0.03724) | 91.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.41% (0.04408) | 91.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48985 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-0433-evince-linetoken-buffer-overflow/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0433 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640923 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679732 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0433
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0433
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48985 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-0433-evince-linetoken-buffer-overflow/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0433 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640923 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679732 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0433 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0433 |
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