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CVE-2018-17407 - log back

CVE-2018-17407 created at 25 Sep 2019 19:31:40
Severity	+ High
Remote	+ Local
Type	+ Arbitrary code execution
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.
References	+ https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/6ed0077520e2b0da1fd060c7f88db7b2e6068e4c + https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/commit/f1211fe16c19af8fee54146ae116e4e5c779e8b4
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