CVE-2007-0650

Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly…

published February 1, 2007

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04072 · 90.6th percentile
Published
2007-02-01T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 FEB 19:00Z
    Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly…
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