Off-by-one errors in t1lib's token and linetoken functions allow remote code execution

CVE-2011-5244 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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