| Name | CVE-2018-17407 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1514-1, DSA-4299-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 909317 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2014.20140926.35254-6+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2024.20240313.70630+ds-4 | fixed | |
| sid | 2024.20240313.70630+ds-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| texlive-bin | source | jessie | 2014.20140926.35254-6+deb8u1 | DLA-1514-1 | ||
| texlive-bin | source | stretch | 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u1 | DSA-4299-1 | ||
| texlive-bin | source | (unstable) | 2018.20180907.48586-2 | 909317 |
Fixed by: https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c
Introduced in: https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/59cbb8f96b0543c2912d6370ce8021181661e1cf