CVE-2007-5935

N/A Unknown
Published: November 13, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27672
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27672
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.0%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

tetex tug

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