CVE-2007-0650
Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user...
Buffer 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer 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.
- Record
CVE-2007-0650- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer 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.
- Record
CVE-2007-0650- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0648 No score
Buffer 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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cfx-hwg7-jrm7 No score
Buffer overflow in the open_sty function in mkind.c for makeindex 2.14 in teTeX might allow user...
Buffer 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.
- Record
GHSA-2cfx-hwg7-jrm7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0650 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Makeindex, published February 1, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.18%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/26982
securityfocus.com/bid/23872
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32284
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225491