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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2643 · published 7 January 2011

CVE-2010-2643: Redhat evince vulnerability

Redhat · Evince

Integer overflow in the TFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

7.6 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.0% · top 6.9% CWE-189 · CWE-189
7.6CVSS 2.0 base score
6.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
44References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the TFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0097
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0102
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666321 Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html
http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42769 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42821 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42847 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42872
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2357
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0009.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024937
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1035-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0029 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0043 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0056

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2643), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.