CVE-2009-1383 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.

Published: 2009-07-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2009-1381	The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00987.

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://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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51795

History

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Subscriptions

Forkosh Mathtex

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.458Z

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

Link: CVE-2009-1383

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-14T20:30:00.267

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

Link: CVE-2009-1383

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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