Vulnerability CVE-2010-2640
Published: 2011-01-07   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.6/10
10/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Redhat -> Evince 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666313
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
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