Description
Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | texlive-bin | 2009-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | texlive-bin | 2009-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | texlive-bin | 2009-6 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | tetex +6 | 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 | RHSA-2010:0400 |
| RHEL 4 | tetex +6 | 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 | RHSA-2010:0399 |
| RHEL 3 | tetex +5 | 1.0.7-67.19 | RHSA-2010:0401 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2010:0400 Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0401 Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0399 Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 39500 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201206-28 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11468 vdb-entry signature
- SUSE-SR:2010:013 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2010:012 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-8273 vendor-advisory
- http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572941
- USN-937-1 vendor-advisory
- 39390 third-party-advisory