Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-5936

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.
Published 2007-11-13 22:46:00
Updated 2018-10-15 21:47:22
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2007-5936

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5936

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5936

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.6
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
3.9
4.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-5936

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-5936

  • Red Hat 2010-05-06
    Not vulnerable. teTeX is packaged without the dviljk binary in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, making it impossible to exploit this flaw. We are however including this fix in RHSA-2010:0399, RHSA-2010:0400, and RHSA-2010:0401 in the event the binary is shipped in the future.

References for CVE-2007-5936

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