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CVE-2010-0739 json

Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attack…

published 2010-04-16 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0765

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.9%
EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Patch / fix

  • texlive-bin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2009-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0739

  • tetex RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-afm RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-fonts RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex-latex RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.19
  • tetex RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-afm RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0401RHSA-2010:0400RHSA-2010:0399

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0739 updated cvss 6.8

texlive: Integer overflow by processing special commands

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 tetex 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-fonts 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-latex 1.0.7-67.19
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0401
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tetex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-afm 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-xdvi 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-dvips 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-fonts 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-latex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0400
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 tetex 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-fonts 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-latex 1.0.7-67.19
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0401
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0399
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tetex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-afm 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-xdvi 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-dvips 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-fonts 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, tetex-latex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0400
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0399
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 tetex 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-fonts 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-latex 1.0.7-67.19
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0401
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0399
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 tetex 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-fonts 1.0.7-67.19, tetex-latex 1.0.7-67.19
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0401
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0399

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Exploit prediction

4.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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Sources

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