CVE-2011-5244

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    CVE-2011-5244

    Published: 19 Nov 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643882, http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=439c5070022e, http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/21, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80271

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High