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TI-2010-01394 Aliases CVE-2010-1440GHSA-p26p-qrwm-pp59

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier…

Priority LOW 36CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0343 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2009VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1996:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1996VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1998:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1998VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1999:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1999VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2000VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2001VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2002VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2003VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004VulnerableTug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2009 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1996:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1996 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1998:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1998 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:1999:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1999 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2001 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Tug
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableTug
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2008VulnerableTug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Tug
  • cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Vulnerable ·Tug

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0401 Released 2010-05-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tetex security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.19, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.i386, tetex-afm-1.0.7-67.19 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.19, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.19, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.19, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.19.ia64 +15
  • RHSA-2010:0400 Released 2010-05-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tetex security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tetex-3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-3.0-33.8.el5_5.5.i386, tetex-3.0-33.8.el5_5.5.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tetex-3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-3.0-33.8.el5_5.5.i386, tetex-afm-3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 +11
  • RHSA-2010:0399 Released 2010-05-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tetex security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.i386, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.i386, tetex-afm-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.i386, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.i386, tetex-2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16.ia64 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0400
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0399
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0400
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0399
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0399
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0399

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1440
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p26p-qrwm-pp59

References

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2010-02532 Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2010-00706 Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2010-00788 Integer overflow in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2010-00790 Multiple array index errors in set.c in dvipng 1.11 and 1.12, and teTeX, allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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