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Fedora 10: 2009-10225 Critical: Mimetex Buffer Overflow

- Fixes a buffer-overflow as detailed in #511049. - Updates to 1.7.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-10225 2009-10-03 17:54:05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : mimetex Product : Fedora 10 Version : 1.71 Release : 1.fc10 URL : Summary : Easily embed LaTeX math in web pages Description : MimeTeX lets you easily embed LaTeX math in your html pages. It parses a LaTeX math expression and immediately emits the corresponding gif image, rather than the usual TeX dvi. And mimeTeX is an entirely separate little program that doesn't use TeX or its fonts in any way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: - Fixes a buffer-overflow as detailed in #511049. - Updates to 1.7. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Thu Oct 1 2009 Jorge Torres - 1.71-1 - Update to 1.71 * Sat Jul 25 2009 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.60-7 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Mass_Rebuild * Wed Feb 25 2009 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.60-6 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Mass_Rebuild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #511049 - CVE-2009-1382 CVE-2009-2459 mimeTeX: various flaws https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=511049 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update mimetex' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Mimetex release for Fedora 10 addresses significant buffer overflow vulnerabilities and improves capabilities. Discover further details here.. Fedora 10,mimeTeX Update,Buffer Overflow Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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