Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes teTeX Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-4126 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5935 - CVE-2007-5936 - CVE-2007-5937
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-12-10
Technical Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Ubuntu, which could be exploited by attackers or malicious users to execute arbitrary code or bypass security restrictions. These issues are caused by errors in teTeX. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3896
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Upgrade to tetex-bin version 3.0-13ubuntu6.1
Ubuntu 6.10 - Upgrade to tetex-bin version 3.0-17ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 7.04 - Upgrade to tetex-bin version 3.0-27ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 7.10 - Upgrade to texlive-extra-utils version 2007-12ubuntu3.1 References
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