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-2022-35031: OTFCC commit 617837b was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x703969. 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 binaries for the TeX Live system. It is used for typesetting documents and includes various tools and utilities. The package is widely used in the Debian 12 and Debian 13 distributions. However, a vulnerability has been discovered in the OTFCC commit 617837b, which is a part of texlive-bin.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-35031, is a segmentation violation that occurs in the OTFCC commit 617837b. This violation can lead to a crash or unexpected behavior of the otfccdump tool. The vulnerability is considered unimportant in terms of urgency. It affects texlive-bin in both Debian 12 and Debian 13 ecosystems. The vulnerability was published on September 22, 2022, and last modified on June 4, 2024. The CVSS v3 score for this vulnerability is 6.5, indicating a medium severity.

How To Fix

No fixed version is published for this vulnerability.

To fix this vulnerability, it is recommended to update the texlive-bin package to a version that includes a patch for the OTFCC commit 617837b. The package maintainers should release an updated version that addresses this issue. Users can update their texlive-bin package by running the package manager's update command.

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Workaround

There is no specific workaround mentioned for this vulnerability. Users are advised to update the texlive-bin package to the latest version as soon as it becomes available.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the OTFCC commit 617837b in texlive-bin has a segmentation violation vulnerability (CVE-2022-35031) that can cause crashes or unexpected behavior. It is recommended to update the texlive-bin package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. For further support on vulnerability remediation, you can contact DevNack.com.

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