CVE-2007-0650

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-0650
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-02-01 19:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: other overflows exist but might not be exploitable, such as a heap-based overflow in the check_idx function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Makeindex Makeindex 2.14 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo update for ptex - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
225491 – CVE-2007-0650 Multiple buffer overflows in teTeX's makeindex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- CSTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Gentoo update for tetex - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:109 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- teTeX: Multiple buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
teTeX Mkind.C Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1036 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-02-13Mark J CoxRed Hat does not consider this issue to be a security vulnerability. The user would have to voluntarily interact with the attack mechanism to exploit the flaw, and the result would be the ability to run code as themselves.

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