6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-1440
TeX Live dvips Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution/DoS
Description

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

INFO

Published Date :

May 7, 2010, 6:24 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:17 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-1440 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 Tug tex_live
2 Tug tetex
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
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-2010-1440.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586819
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10068

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-1440 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-1440 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2010-1440 tetex, texlive: Integer overflow by processing special commands Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0399 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0401 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1440 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739. CVE-2010-1440 tetex, texlive: Integer overflow by processing special commands
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1440 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0401 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0399 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10068 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10068 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2010

    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-2010-1440 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-2010-1440 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

4.27 }} 0.00%

score

0.90959

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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