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CVE-2007-5935 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081	CVE	Exploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27672	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml	CVE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447081	[email protected]	Exploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=368591	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27672	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27686	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27718	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27743	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27967	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28107	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml	[email protected]
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11311	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/554-1/	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00663.html	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:230	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487984/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26469	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019058	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3896	[email protected]

see all 52 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
tetex tetex	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
tug texlive 2007	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive_2007:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 14, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]