Segmentation Violation in OTFCC Commit 617837b in texlive-bin

texlive-bin Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

22/09/2022

Disclosed on

N/A

Severity

No i

Fix available

Medium

Severity

6.5

CVSS Score

CVE-2022-35029: OTFCC commit 617837b was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x6babea. Affects texlive-bin versions 2022.20220321.62855-5.1 – 2025.20250727.75242+ds-5~hurd.1. No fix is published. How to fix ↓

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Background

texlive-bin is a package in the Debian ecosystem that provides the TeX Live distribution. It includes various tools and utilities for working with TeX files. OTFCC is one of the components of texlive-bin and is responsible for handling OpenType font files. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-35029, is present in the commit 617837b of OTFCC. It leads to a segmentation violation in the otfccdump binary.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability in OTFCC commit 617837b results in a segmentation violation when executing the otfccdump binary. This violation can cause the program to crash, potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The exact cause of the violation is not specified in the provided information. However, it is important to note that this vulnerability does not have a significant impact and is classified as unimportant. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score for this vulnerability is 6.5, indicating a medium severity level.

How To Fix

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Conclusion

In conclusion, the OTFCC commit 617837b in texlive-bin contains a segmentation violation that can cause the otfccdump binary to crash. While this vulnerability is classified as unimportant and has a medium severity level, it is recommended to update texlive-bin to a patched version to mitigate the issue. For further support on vulnerability remediation, you can contact DevNack.com.

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