CVE-2009-1382
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 9.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-07-14 20:16Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-04-23
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6574eb3be283e6c26ca527820ec5203b6221c25153966a5e544b400e8f5344ae
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1875http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875
- secunia.com35752http://secunia.com/advisories/35752
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0877http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877
- www.securityfocus.com20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjectionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commimetex-mimetex-bo(51794)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51794
- secunia.com35816http://secunia.com/advisories/35816
- scary.beasts.orghttp://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html
- www.ocert.orghttp://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
- groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-6546http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mimetex Fixed in 1.50-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mimetex Fixed in 1.50-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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