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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-5244

CVE-2011-5244

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • GNOME Foundation/Evince2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evince:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evince:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • Tetex/Tetex2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =3.0.x

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