Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-5244 - Numeric Errors vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL

Summary

Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2642 and CVE-2011-0433.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnome
1
Application
T1Lib
1
Application
Tetex
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201701-57.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-57 (T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in T1Lib. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : Remote attackers, by coercing users to process specially crafted AFM font or PDF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary code. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id96710
published2017-01-24
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96710
titleGLSA-201701-57 : T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-57.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(96710);
  script_version("$Revision: 3.1 $");
  script_cvs_date("$Date: 2017/01/24 14:51:33 $");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2642", "CVE-2011-0433", "CVE-2011-0764", "CVE-2011-1552", "CVE-2011-1553", "CVE-2011-1554", "CVE-2011-5244");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201701-57");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201701-57 : T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-57
(T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in T1Lib. Please review
      the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  
Impact :

    Remote attackers, by coercing users to process specially crafted AFM
      font or PDF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute
      arbitrary code.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All T1Lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/t1lib-5.1.2-r1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:t1lib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/01/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/24");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"media-libs/t1lib", unaffected:make_list("ge 5.1.2-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 5.1.2-r1"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "T1Lib: ");
}