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TI-2007-05675 Aliases CVE-2007-5936GHSA-h8g9-jwcj-22mf

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive…

Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableTetex
cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableTug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Tetex
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Tug

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5936
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8g9-jwcj-22mf

References

Advisory 8

Other 7

Sources

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