6.8 - CVE-2010-1440

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Informations
Name	CVE-2010-1440	First vendor Publication	2010-05-07
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	6.8	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	6.4	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	8.6	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1440

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-189	Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10068

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10068
Title:	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.
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.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2010-1440	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3 RHEL3 or CentOS3 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AND CentOS Linux 3.x AND Configuration section tetex-latex is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 AND tetex-afm is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 AND tetex-xdvi is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 AND tetex-dvips is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 AND tetex-doc is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 AND tetex-fonts is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 AND tetex is earlier than 0:1.0.7-67.19 OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4 RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND CentOS Linux 4.x AND Oracle Linux 4.x AND Configuration section tetex-latex is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 AND tetex-afm is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 AND tetex-xdvi is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 AND tetex-dvips is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 AND tetex-doc is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 AND tetex-fonts is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 AND tetex is earlier than 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5 RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND Configuration section tetex-latex is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-afm is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-xdvi is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-dvips is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-doc is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-fonts is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22251

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22251
Title:	RHSA-2010:0400: tetex security update (Moderate)
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.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	RHSA-2010:0400-01 CESA-2010:0400 CVE-2009-0146 CVE-2009-0147 CVE-2009-0166 CVE-2009-0195 CVE-2009-0791 CVE-2009-0799 CVE-2009-0800 CVE-2009-1179 CVE-2009-1180 CVE-2009-1181 CVE-2009-1182 CVE-2009-1183 CVE-2009-3608 CVE-2009-3609 CVE-2010-0739 CVE-2010-0829 CVE-2010-1440	Version:	224
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5	Product(s):	tetex
Definition Synopsis:
Redhat 5 or Centos 5 release The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x Packages section tetex-xdvi is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-fonts is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-latex is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-doc is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-dvips is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-afm is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23168

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23168
Title:	ELSA-2010:0400: tetex security update (Moderate)
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.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2010:0400-01 CVE-2009-0146 CVE-2009-0147 CVE-2009-0166 CVE-2009-0195 CVE-2009-0791 CVE-2009-0799 CVE-2009-0800 CVE-2009-1179 CVE-2009-1180 CVE-2009-1181 CVE-2009-1182 CVE-2009-1183 CVE-2009-3608 CVE-2009-3609 CVE-2010-0739 CVE-2010-0829 CVE-2010-1440	Version:	73
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):	tetex
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 5.x rpm test tetex-xdvi is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-fonts is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-latex is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-doc is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-dvips is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 AND tetex-afm is earlier than 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Tug Tetex cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex::::::::	1
Application	Tug Tex Live cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2008:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2007:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2005:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2004:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2003:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2002:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2001:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2000:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1999:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1998:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1996:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:-:::::::*	13

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2012-08-10	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-28 (TeX Live) File : nvt/glsa_201206_28.nasl
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for tetex CESA-2010:0400 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0400_tetex_centos5_i386.nasl
2010-05-28	Name : Fedora Update for texlive FEDORA-2010-8242 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_8242_texlive_fc12.nasl
2010-05-28	Name : Fedora Update for texlive FEDORA-2010-8273 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_8273_texlive_fc11.nasl
2010-05-17	Name : CentOS Update for tetex CESA-2010:0399 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0399_tetex_centos4_i386.nasl
2010-05-17	Name : CentOS Update for tetex CESA-2010:0401 centos3 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0401_tetex_centos3_i386.nasl
2010-05-17	Name : Mandriva Update for tetex MDVSA-2010:094 (tetex) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_094.nasl
2010-05-07	Name : RedHat Update for tetex RHSA-2010:0399-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0399-01_tetex.nasl
2010-05-07	Name : RedHat Update for tetex RHSA-2010:0400-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0400-01_tetex.nasl
2010-05-07	Name : RedHat Update for tetex RHSA-2010:0401-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0401-01_tetex.nasl
2010-05-07	Name : Ubuntu Update for texlive-bin vulnerabilities USN-937-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_937_1.nasl
2010-03-12	Name : Mandriva Update for nufw MDVA-2010:094 (nufw) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_094.nasl
2010-03-12	Name : Mandriva Update for mmc-wizard MDVA-2010:096 (mmc-wizard) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_096.nasl
2010-03-12	Name : Mandriva Update for mmc-wizard MDVA-2010:096-1 (mmc-wizard) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_096_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
64388	Tex Live dospecial.c bbdospecial() Function DVI File Handling Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0399.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0400.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0401.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20100506_tetex_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20100506_tetex_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20100506_tetex_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-06-26	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201206-28.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_te_ams-7020.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-12-02	Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_texlive-100504.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-01	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-8242.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-01	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-8273.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-07-01	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-8314.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-01	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0400.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-15	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_texlive-100503.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-15	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_texlive-100504.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-15	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_texlive-100503.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-13	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-094.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-11	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0399.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-11	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0401.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-11	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0400.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-10	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0399.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-10	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0401.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-07	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-937-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

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.ova...

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Date	Informations
2024-11-28 23:08:37	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:21:44	Multiple Updates
2023-02-13 09:29:11	Multiple Updates
2023-02-02 17:28:13	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:11:33	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:12:03	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 01:41:58	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:25:39	Multiple Updates
2017-09-19 09:23:45	Multiple Updates
2017-06-02 12:02:24	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 19:44:47	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:54:55	Multiple Updates
2013-05-10 23:23:01	Multiple Updates
2013-04-19 13:19:52	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	3
CPE ID(s)	14
Sources(s)	7
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	14
Nessus® Exploit(s)	23

	Related
9.3	RHSA-2010:0400
9.3	MDVSA-2010:096
9.3	MDVSA-2010:094
7.5	RHSA-2010:0399
6.8	USN-937-1
6.8	RHSA-2010:0401
6.8	GLSA-201206-28
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