Packages
- tetex-bin -
- texlive-bin -
Details
Bastien Roucaries discovered that dvips as included in tetex-bin
and texlive-bin did not properly perform bounds checking. If a
user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted dvi file, dvips could be made to crash and execute code as
the user invoking the program. (CVE-2007-5935)
Joachim Schrod discovered that the dviljk utilities created
temporary files in an insecure way. Local users could exploit a
race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of
the user invoking the program. (CVE-2007-5936)
Joachim Schrod discovered that the dviljk utilities did not
perform bounds checking in many instances. If a user or automated
system were tricked into processing a specially crafted dvi file,
the dviljk utilities could be made to crash and execute code as
the user invoking the program. (
Bastien Roucaries discovered that dvips as included in tetex-bin
and texlive-bin did not properly perform bounds checking. If a
user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted dvi file, dvips could be made to crash and execute code as
the user invoking the program. (CVE-2007-5935)
Joachim Schrod discovered that the dviljk utilities created
temporary files in an insecure way. Local users could exploit a
race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of
the user invoking the program. (CVE-2007-5936)
Joachim Schrod discovered that the dviljk utilities did not
perform bounds checking in many instances. If a user or automated
system were tricked into processing a specially crafted dvi file,
the dviljk utilities could be made to crash and execute code as
the user invoking the program. (CVE-2007-5937)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 gutsy | texlive-extra-utils – 2007-12ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | tetex-bin – 3.0-27ubuntu1.2 | ||
| 6.10 edgy | tetex-bin – 3.0-17ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | tetex-bin – 3.0-13ubuntu6.1 | ||
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