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CVE-2007-5935

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user...

6.8 MediumFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Exploit likelihood

3.95%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Record
CVE-2007-5935
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Record
CVE-2007-5935
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5905 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Record
EUVD-2007-5905
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7c5-9grq-3jqp No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user...

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Record
GHSA-m7c5-9grq-3jqp
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Record
CVE-2007-5935
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5935 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in hpc.c in dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DVI file with a long href tag.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5935
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
texlive-bin
Debian:12
 before 2007.dfsg.1-1
2007.dfsg.1-1
texlive-bin
Debian:13
 before 2007.dfsg.1-1
2007.dfsg.1-1
texlive-bin
Debian:14
 before 2007.dfsg.1-1
2007.dfsg.1-1
texlive-bin
Debian:5.0
 before 2007-14+lenny1
2007-14+lenny1
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
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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
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: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
affected, aliases, facts, references, titleGitHub Advisories, OSV
first indexedCVE List, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2007-5935 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Tetex, published November 13, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.95%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in texlive-bin 2007.dfsg.1-1.

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