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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-17407

high Nessus Plugin ID 222023

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

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

 - 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.
 (CVE-2018-17407)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-17407

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 222023

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2018_17407.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17407

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-east-asian, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mendexk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-afm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpathsea-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-context, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-dviutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-latex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-dvips, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:texlive-xetex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpathsea

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17407