| Name | CVE-2007-5936 |
| Description | dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| texlive-bin (PTS) | buster | 2018.20181218.49446-1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2023.20230311.66589-9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| texlive-bin | source | (unstable) | 2007-13 | | | |
Notes
[etch] - texlive-bin <no-dsa> (Minor issue)