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title: "CVE-2010-2642\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-2642

Publication date 5 January 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend
component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly
other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font
in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2642?format=md#notes)

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| evince | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 2.32.0-0ubuntu4 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 2.28.1-0ubuntu1.3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.22.2-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| t1lib | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.10.2 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.04.2 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.10.2 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.04.2 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2642?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

5.1.2-3.4 in Debian clams to have fixed this, but the patch wasn't
applied

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| evince | * Upstream:   [?id=d41](http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2642)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2642)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-2642)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2642)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1035-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1035-1)
+ Evince vulnerabilities
+ 5 January 2011

+ [USN-1335-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1335-1)
+ t1lib vulnerabilities
+ 19 January 2012

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2642>