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CentOS 3 : tetex (CESA-2007:1028)
high Nessus Plugin ID 37834
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated tetex packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.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 a flaw 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-2007-5393)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected tetex packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?91ee2a79
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 37834
File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-1028.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex-dvips, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex-afm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex-fonts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex-latex, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex-xdvi, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tetex
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5393
BID: 26367