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CVE-2010-1440

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX...

6.8 MediumFix available

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Exploit likelihood

3.43%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Record
CVE-2010-1440
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Record
CVE-2010-1440
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1468 No score

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Record
EUVD-2010-1468
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p26p-qrwm-pp59 No score

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX...

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Record
GHSA-p26p-qrwm-pp59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Record
CVE-2010-1440
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-1440 No score

Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a special command in a DVI file, related to the (1) predospecial and (2) bbdospecial functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0739.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1440
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
texlive-bin
Debian:12
before 2009-6
2009-6
texlive-bin
Debian:13
before 2009-6
2009-6
texlive-bin
Debian:14
before 2009-6
2009-6
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-afm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-dvips
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-fonts
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-latex
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19
tetex-xdvi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:1.0.7-67.19
0:1.0.7-67.19

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-1440 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Tug Tetex, published May 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in texlive-bin 2009-6.

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