CVE-2009-1382 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TeX file with long (1) picture, (2) circle, or (3) input tags.

Published: 2009-07-14

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 11.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mimetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1917-1	New mimetex packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-844-1	mimeTeX vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11169.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35752
http://secunia.com/advisories/35816
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51794

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Forkosh Mimetex

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-07-14T20:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.459Z

Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1382

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-14T20:30:00.250

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-1382

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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