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CVE-2010-1440

Published: May 7, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.4%
Top 12.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

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-189

Affected Products

tetextug
tex livetug
n/an/a
tugoss-projectaka tex live, tetex, texlive 2007

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
May 7, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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