Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-0433
Heap-based buffer overflow in the linetoken function in afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2642.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2011-0433
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evince:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:t1lib:t1lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0433
3.72%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-0433
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-0433
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-0433
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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640923
Bug 640923 – linetoken() buffer overflow
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http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/cve-2011-0433-evince-linetoken-buffer-overflow/
CVE-2011-0433: Evince linetoken() Buffer Overflow | xorl %eax, %eax
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57
T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-57) — Gentoo security
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html
RHSA-2012:1201 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679732
679732 – (CVE-2011-0433) CVE-2011-0433 t1lib: Heap-based buffer overflow DVI file AFM font parser
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
mandriva.com
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