7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-17407
"TeX Live Type 1 Font Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-17407 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Tug tex_live
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-2018-17407.

URL Resource
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-17407 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 https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c No Types Assigned https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2018-09-21
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 [No Types Assigned]
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.

0.19 }} -0.04%

score

0.56234

percentile

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