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CVE-2007-0650

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2007-02-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.

Affected Platforms

Makeindex Makeindex

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References