CVE-2018-17407

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21

published September 23, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02058 · 81.2th percentile
Published
2018-09-23T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 SEP 21:00Z
    An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21
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