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BDU:2020-01874 (CVE-2018-17407)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2020-04-29 – Updated: 2024-11-07 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость t1_check_unusual_charstring системы компьютерной верстки TeX Live, позволяющая нарушителю выполнить произвольный код

Summary

Уязвимость функции t1_check_unusual_charstring системы компьютерной верстки TeX Live связана с выходом операции за границами буфера в памяти. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю выполнить произвольный код путем загрузки вредоносного шрифта

Severity

6.9 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 (High) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Data structure manipulation

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-119 - Выход операции за границы буфера в памяти

Aliases

CVE-2018-17407

References

6 references

URL
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299
https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20241017SE16

Impacted products

5 products from 5 vendors

Vendors

Canonical Ltd., Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, Novell Inc., ООО «РусБИТех-Астра», TeX Users Group

Products

Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux, OpenSUSE Leap, Astra Linux Special Edition (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), TeX Live

Versions

14.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 16.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 42.3 (OpenSUSE Leap), 18.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 18.10 (Ubuntu), 1.6 «Смоленск» (Astra Linux Special Edition), 15.0 (OpenSUSE Leap), до 2018-09-21 (TeX Live)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Platforms

Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 9, Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap 42.3, Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 18.10, ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 «Смоленск» (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap 15.0

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций: Для TeX Live: https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c Для программных продуктов Novell Inc.: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17407/ Для Ubuntu: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ Для Debian GNU/Linux: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299 Для Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 «Смоленск»:: обновить пакет texlive-bin до 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u1 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20241017SE16

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  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "Canonical Ltd., \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, Novell Inc., \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb, TeX Users Group",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "14.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 16.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 42.3 (OpenSUSE Leap), 18.04 LTS (Ubuntu), 18.10 (Ubuntu), 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb (Astra Linux Special Edition), 15.0 (OpenSUSE Leap), \u0434\u043e 2018-09-21 (TeX Live)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439:\n\u0414\u043b\u044f TeX Live:\nhttps://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0432 Novell Inc.:\nhttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17407/\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Ubuntu:\nhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/\nhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Debian GNU/Linux:\nhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html\nhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb::\n\u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442 texlive-bin \u0434\u043e 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u1 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0438, \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u044f \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20241017SE16",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "19.09.2018",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "07.11.2024",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "29.04.2020",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2020-01874",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2018-17407",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux, OpenSUSE Leap, Astra Linux Special Edition (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), TeX Live",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS , Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 9 , Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 , Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS , Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 18.10 , \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb Astra Linux Special Edition 1.6 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap 15.0 ",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c t1_check_unusual_charstring \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0438 TeX Live, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u0412\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438 (CWE-119)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 t1_check_unusual_charstring \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0438 TeX Live \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0431\u0443\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434 \u043f\u0443\u0442\u0435\u043c \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0448\u0440\u0438\u0444\u0442\u0430",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043f\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c \nhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00230.html \nhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ \nhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/ \nhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299\nhttps://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20241017SE16",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-119",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,9)\n\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 7,8)"
}

CVE-2018-17407 (GCVE-0-2018-17407)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:47

Summary

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4299	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce…	x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-2/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Date Public

2018-09-23 00:00

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