CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1293

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the ReadFontTbl function in reader.c of rtf2latex2e 1.0fc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF file.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization is the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise, data theft, or further propagation of the attack within the network.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update rtf2latex2e to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, or apply temporary mitigations such as filtering RTF files before processing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontTbl function in reader.c for rtf2latex2e 1.0fc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS