CVE-2010-2642

HighCVSS 7.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 7, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-2642: High severity, CVSS 7.6 | Vulnix