Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVE-2010-0739
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 4.9% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation5% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 91%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 16, 2010
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (20)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/39390
- secalert@redhathttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39500
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572941
- secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11468
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-stable.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=source/xapps-extra/tetex/texlive-CVE-2010-0739-int-overflow.patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041573.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/39390
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | texlive-binaries (2009-5ubuntu0.1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tetex-0:1.0.7-67.19 | 2010-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 | 2010-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 | 2010-05-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
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Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin | — | 2009-6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin | — | 2009-6 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin | — | 2009-6 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin | — | 2009-6 | — |
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