CVE-2010-0739

Integer overflow in the predospecial function in dospecial.c in dvips in (1) TeX Live and (2) teTeX might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DVI file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2010-04-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0739 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.70%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0739

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-14 8.51% 7.70% -0.81%
2 2025-03-30 11.95% 8.51% -3.44%
3 2025-03-29 — 11.95% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0739

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0739

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0739

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-0739 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (texlive-bin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0739
gentoo normal CVE-2010-0739: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-28), 1 atom(s) (app-text/texlive-core); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0739
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0739
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0739 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (texlive-bin), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 4, DNE 1, ignored 1, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0739

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0739

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tug tetex — cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tug tex_live — cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0739

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