Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-25262
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in the texlive-bin package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
texlive-bin commit c515e was discovered to contain heap buffer overflow via the function ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted TTF file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | texlive-bin | 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25262 |
| Debian:13 | texlive-bin | 2023.20230311.66589-9 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25262 |
| Debian:14 | texlive-bin | 2023.20230311.66589-9 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25262 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | texlive-bin | 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 | USN-6695-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | texlive-bin | 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25262 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H