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RHEL 4 / 5 : tetex (RHSA-2007:1027)
high Nessus Plugin ID 27852
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated tetex packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
TeTeX is an implementation of TeX. TeX takes a text file and a set of formatting commands as input, and creates a typesetter-independent DeVice Independent (dvi) file as output.
Alin Rad Pop discovered several flaws in the handling of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause TeTeX to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393)
A flaw was found in the t1lib library, used in the handling of Type 1 fonts. An attacker could create a malicious file that would cause TeTeX to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-4033)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-4033
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-4352
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5392
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 27852
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-1027.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/9/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex-afm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex-dvips, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex-fonts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex-latex, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tetex-xdvi, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4033, CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393
BID: 26367