CVE-2007-0650

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.

🔗 References (22)

• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/26982
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30168
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-17.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:109
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23872
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1706
• cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225491
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32284
• cve@mitrehttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1036
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26982
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-17.xml
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml