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CVE-2011-0764

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Description

t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, uses an invalid pointer in conjunction with a dereference operation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as demonstrated by testz.2184122398.pdf.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66208

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0728

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1316-1

http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-01.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46941

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517205/100/0/threaded

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:002

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8ECL8X

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/376500

http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025266

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8171

http://secunia.com/advisories/48985

http://secunia.com/advisories/47347

http://secunia.com/advisories/43823

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-03-31

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.31187

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