CVE-2018-17407

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 23, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-17407: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix