CVE-2010-1440: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2010-1440: Multiple integer overflows in dvipsk/dospecial.c in dvips in TeX Live 2009 and earlier, and teTeX, allow re...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 01:21 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE-2010-1440 is a flaw in dvips, a TeX document conversion tool. A malicious DVI document could crash the application and may allow code execution. Business impact is mainly where old TeX Live or teTeX installations process untrusted documents, especially in automated publishing or document-conversion services. Exposure is most likely on legacy Linux or Unix systems with teTeX or TeX Live 2009 and earlier, especially servers, CI jobs, publishing workflows, or user-facing converters that accept DVI or TeX-derived files from untrusted sources. Prioritize remediation if the organization processes externally supplied documents with legacy TeX tooling. For systems without untrusted DVI processing, this is a legacy hygiene issue rather than an emergency, but obsolete packages should still be removed or updated. Mitigation focus: Apply current vendor updates for TeX Live, dvips, or related distribution packages.; Remove teTeX and TeX Live 2009 or earlier where they are still installed.; Do not process untrusted DVI files outside a constrained sandbox..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 02:49 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 7, 2010, 17:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=586819CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10068CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature

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