texlive-bin commit c515e was discovered to contain heap buffer overflow via the function ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted TTF file.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - texlive-bin commit c515e was discovered to contain heap buffer overflow via the function     ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying     a crafted TTF file. (CVE-2024-25262)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3941 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3941-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     October 29, 2024                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : texlive-bin     Version        : 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-32668 CVE-2024-25262     Debian Bug     : 1036470 1064517

    texlive, a popular software distribution for the TeX typesetting system     that includes major TeX-related programs, macro packages, and fonts,     was affected by two vulnerabilties.

    CVE-2023-32668

        A document (compiled with the default settings)         was allowed to make arbitrary network requests.
        This occurs because full access to the socket library was         permitted by default, as stated in the documentation.

    CVE-2024-25262

        A heap buffer overflow was found via         the function ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump. This vulnerability         allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS)         via supplying a crafted TTF file.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your texlive-bin packages.

    For the detailed security status of texlive-bin please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/texlive-bin

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6695-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that TeX Live incorrectly handled certain memory operations in the embedded axodraw2     tool. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause TeX Live to crash, resulting in a denial of     service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-18604)

    It was discovered that TeX Live allowed documents to make arbitrary network requests. If a user or     automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly     use this issue to exfiltrate sensitive information, or perform other network-related attacks. This issue     only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-32668)

    It was discovered that TeX Live incorrectly handled certain TrueType fonts. If a user or automated system     were tricked into opening a specially crafted TrueType font, a remote attacker could use this issue to     cause TeX Live to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2024-25262)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
256597	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-25262	Nessus	Misc.	high
209907	Debian dla-3941 : libkpathsea-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
192119	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : TeX Live vulnerabilities (USN-6695-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical

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