Description
Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.
References
- 26982 third-party-advisory
- 23872 vdb-entry
- tetex-makeindex-opensty-bo(32284) vdb-entry
- GLSA-200805-13 vendor-advisory
- 30168 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225491
- GLSA-200709-17 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-1706 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2007:109 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200711-34 vendor-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1036