CVE-2007-5936

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

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
Source: cve@mitre.org
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://osvdb.org/42238
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=368611
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
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.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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://osvdb.org/42238
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=368611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928
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)
0.4%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

tetex tug

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