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CVE-2018-17407

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.06% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2018-17407
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.06%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex.