Gentoo: 200805-13 Normal: PTeX Threat of Code Exec and File Overwrite
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May 12, 2008
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in PTeX, possibly allowing the execution of arbitrary code or overwriting arbitrary files.
Summary
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-13
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: PTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 12, 2008
Bugs: #196673
ID: 200805-13
Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in PTeX, possibly allowing the
execution of arbitrary code or overwriting arbitrary files.
Background
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PTeX is a TeX distribution with Japanese support. It is used for
creating and manipulating LaTeX documents.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/ptex < 3.1.10_p20071203 >= 3.1.10_p20071203
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Multiple issues were found in the teTeX 2 codebase that PTeX ...Read the Full Advisory
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