Buffer overflow in Forkosh Mimetex
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 (3) input tags.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.090 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.090 · newest: 0.090 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35752 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51794 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35816 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html (Exploit)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
- groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 (Exploit, Patch)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html (vendor-advisory)