An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-23T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:47:04.498Z

Reserved: 2018-09-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-17407

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-09-23T21:29:00.280

Modified: 2018-11-15T16:11:25.753

Link: CVE-2018-17407

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-17407 - Bugzilla