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high 7.5

CVE-2007-4033 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in the intT1_EnvGetCompletePath function in lib/t1lib/t1env.c in t1lib 5.1.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute…

published 2007-07-27 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4017

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.7%
EPSS 18.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the intT1_EnvGetCompletePath function in lib/t1lib/t1env.c in t1lib 5.1.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileName parameter. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to be in the imagepsloadfont function in php_gd2.dll in the gd (PHP_GD2) extension in PHP 5.2.3.

Patch / fix

  • tetex RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
  • tetex RHEL 5 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2
  • tetex-afm RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
  • tetex-afm RHEL 5 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 5 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 5 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:1027RHSA-2007:1030RHSA-2007:1031

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-4033 updated

t1lib font filename string overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf 2.02-11.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1030
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tetex 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-afm 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-xdvi 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-dvips 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-fonts 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-latex 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1027
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 xpdf 0.92-19.el2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1031
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xpdf 2.02-11.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1030
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tetex 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-afm 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-xdvi 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-dvips 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-fonts 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2, tetex-latex 3.0-33.2.el5_1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1027
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 xpdf 0.92-19.el2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1031
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xpdf 2.02-11.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1030
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1027
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 xpdf 0.92-19.el2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1031
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xpdf 2.02-11.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1030
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-xdvi 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-dvips 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-fonts 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10, tetex-latex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1027
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 xpdf 0.92-19.el2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1031

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-30401)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-30401 T1lib - 'intT1_Env_GetCompletePath' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2007-07-26
  • EDB-4227 PHP 5.2.3 - 'PHP_gd2.dll' imagepsloadfont Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2007-07-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25079 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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