rPath alert rPSA-2008-0007-1 (tetex)

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rPSA-2008-0007-1 tetex tetex-afm tetex-dvips tetex-fonts
 tetex-latex tetex-xdvi
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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:13:02 -0500
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0007-1
Published: 2008-01-04
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    tetex=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.10-1
    tetex-afm=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.10-1
    tetex-dvips=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.10-1
    tetex-fonts=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.10-1
    tetex-latex=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.10-1
    tetex-xdvi=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.2-28.10-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1972

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4033

Description:
    Previous versions of the tetex package are vulnerable to an Arbitrary
    Code Execution attack in which user-assisted attackers can use malformed
    font data to cause a buffer overflow in applications that use t1lib.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0007

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