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CVE-2007-5937

Published: Nov 13, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in dvi2xx.c in dviljk in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI input file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

tetextetex
On-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
texlive 2007tug
n/an/a
tetexoss-projectDevTools & CIaka tetex (tex distribution)
tugoss-projectaka tex live, tetex, texlive 2007

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135423
bugs.gentoo.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198238
bugs.gentoo.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 13, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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