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CVE ID: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.
Test IDs: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0397   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852030   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843771   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2020.2567   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891514   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704299   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.1126   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.3122.1   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851924   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.1368   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.3033.2   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.3033.1  
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-17407
Debian Security Information: DSA-4299 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/




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