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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:26:54.309Z

Reserved: 2007-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0650

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-02-01T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0650

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