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CVE-2010-2642

HIGH CVSS: 7.6 Published: 2011-01-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

Affected Platforms

Redhat EvinceT1Lib T1LibTug Tetex

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References