CVE-2010-2640
N/A
Published: January 7, 2011 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEvince
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Array index error in the PK font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
- http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
References (22)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.phpVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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