CVE-2007-5936

Publication date 13 November 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tetex-bin 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Fixed 3.0-27ubuntu1.2
6.10 edgy
Fixed 3.0-17ubuntu2.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 3.0-13ubuntu6.1
texlive-bin 8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2007-12ubuntu3.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

fixed with Debian’s dviljk-security-fixes

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-554-1
    • teTeX and TeX Live vulnerabilities
    • 6 December 2007

Other references