3.6
LOW
CVE-2007-5936
"dvips teTeX/TeXlive Information Leak and Modification Vulnerability"
Description

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5936 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-2007-5936.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
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://osvdb.org/42238
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=368611
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
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://osvdb.org/42238
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=368611
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
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-2007-5936 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5936 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
    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://osvdb.org/42238
    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=368611
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
    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]
  • 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-5936 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-5936 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability