Segmentation Violation in OTFCC Commit 617837b in texlive-bin

texlive-bin Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

19/09/2022

Disclosed on

N/A

Severity

No i

Fix available

Medium

Severity

6.5

CVSS Score

CVE-2022-35065: OTFCC commit 617837b was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x65f724. Affects texlive-bin versions 2022.20220321.62855-5.1 – 2025.20250727.75242+ds-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 distribution. It includes various tools and utilities for working with TeX documents. OTFCC is one of the components included in texlive-bin, responsible for handling OpenType font files. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-35065, is present in the OTFCC commit 617837b.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability in OTFCC commit 617837b results in a segmentation violation. This violation occurs in the /release-x64/otfccdump+0x65f724 function. A segmentation violation can lead to a program crash or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The impact of this vulnerability can vary depending on the context in which the affected software is used.

How To Fix

No fixed version is published for this vulnerability.

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Workaround

At the moment, there is no known workaround for this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the official patch or update their texlive-bin installation once a fixed version is released.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the OTFCC commit 617837b in texlive-bin is vulnerable to a segmentation violation. This vulnerability can result in program crashes or potential code execution. Users should update their texlive-bin installation once a fixed version is released. For further support on vulnerability remediation, please contact DevNack.com.

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