CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
61.3%
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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | texlive-bin | < 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 18.10 | noarch | texlive-bin | < 2018.20180824.48463-1ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | texlive-bin | < 2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | texlive-bin | < 2015.20160222.37495-1ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-17407
lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17407
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17407
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3788-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3788-2
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17407
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
61.3%