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    CVE-2007-5935

    Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

    Published:Oct 17, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 13, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.0635
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Tetex
    Product
    Tetex
    Vendor
    Tug
    Product
    Texlive 2007

    Exploits

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27672
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27686
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27718
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27743
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27967
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27672
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27686
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27718
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27743
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27967
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High