CVE-2010-0827 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in dvips, a component of TeX Live 2009 and earlier, as well as teTeX. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted virtual font (VF) file alongside a DVI file. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2009CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1996CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1996:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1998CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1998:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1999CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1999:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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