CVE-2010-0829

Multiple array index errors in set.c in dvipng 1.11 and 1.12, and teTeX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed DVI file.

Published: 2010-05-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0829 is rated Moderate Risk (48.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.54%, 90th 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-2010-0829

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 2026-06-15 5.04% 4.54% -0.50%
2 2025-09-12 5.75% 5.04% -0.71%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.75% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0829

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0829

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0829

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-0829 low priority: Debian including 2 source packages (dvipng, texlive-bin), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0829
gentoo high CVE-2010-0829: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-08), 27 atom(s) (app-antivirus/bitdefender-console, app-arch/gzip, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0829
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0829
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0829 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dvipng), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 3, not-affected 3, released 3, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0829

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0829

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jan-ake_larsson dvipng 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:jan-ake_larsson:dvipng:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jan-ake_larsson dvipng 1.12 cpe:2.3:a:jan-ake_larsson:dvipng:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tug tetex — cpe:2.3:a:tug:tetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0829

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