CVE-2002-0836

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts.

dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 22 years ago

2002-10-28 05:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 02:22:00

Affected Software

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 7.2

7.2

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 8.0

8.0

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 8.1

8.1

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 8.2

8.2

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.0

9.0

Red Hat Linux 6.2

6.2

Red Hat Linux 7.0

7.0

Red Hat Linux 7.1

7.1

Red Hat Linux 7.2

7.2

Red Hat Linux 7.3

7.3

Red Hat Linux 8.0

8.0

References

CLA-2002:537

20021018 GLSA: tetex

20021216 [OpenPKG-SA-2002.015] OpenPKG Security Advisory (tetex)

DSA-207

Patch, Vendor Advisory

dvips-system-execute-commands(10365)

Vendor Advisory

VU#169841

US Government Resource

MDKSA-2002:070

RHSA-2002:194

Patch, Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2002:195

HPSBTL0210-073

5978

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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