CVE-2011-5244
Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX 3.0.x, GNOME evince, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DVI file containing a crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) file, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2642 and CVE-2011-0433.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 3.4% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-5144)
- Published
- November 19, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-5144 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / evince
- t1lib / t1lib
- tetex / tetex
References
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=439c5070022e
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/21
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=643882
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80271
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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