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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0266-1
Published: 2007-12-17
Products:
rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
tetex=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.9-1
tetex-afm=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.9-1
tetex-dvips=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.9-1
tetex-fonts=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.9-1
tetex-latex=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.9-1
tetex-xdvi=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.9-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1928

References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5935
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5936
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5937

Description:
Previous versions of the tetex package are vulnerable to multiple
attacks, the most serious of which allow user-assisted attackers to
execute arbitrary code when dvips or dviljk are run on maliciously
crafted DVI files.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0266

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