CVE - CVE-2011-5244

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-5244	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow 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, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2642 and CVE-2011-0433.
References
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CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643882 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-57 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57 MISC:http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=439c5070022e MISC:http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Re: CVE request: More Evince overflows URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/21 XF:evince-token-code-exec(80271) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80271
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20121118	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121118)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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