6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-5935
dvips DVO Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 13, 2007, 10:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5935 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tetex tetex
1 Tug texlive_2007
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-5935.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081 Exploit
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 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168 Vendor Advisory
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 Exploit
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 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168 Vendor Advisory
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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5935 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5935 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-554-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11311 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.39 }} 1.14%

score

0.89578

percentile

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