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>> teTeX Makeindex Utility "open_sty()" Function Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : teTeX Makeindex Utility "open_sty()" Function Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1706
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0650
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-05-08
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A vulnerability has been identified in teTeX, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security checks and execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "open_sty()" [mkind.c] function, which could be exploited by attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or compromise a vulnerable system by tricking a user into running makeindex with a specially crafted file.
Affected Products
teTeX versions 2.x
teTeX versions 3.x
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1706
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225491
ChangeLog
2007-05-08 : Initial release
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