What is CVE-2019-19601?

CVE-2019-19601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendetex Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-19601?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Opendetex Project

CVE-2019-19601

OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (65.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opendetex_project Opendetex — versions 2.8.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19601?: CVE-2019-19601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendetex Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-19601?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.